Garth Craven (1939–2023)

A solid, if slightly forgettable, adaptation, highlighting and making use of many of the (to me) more memorable aspects of the original story, but usually failing to really push them and elevating them in the new medium. Cast is quite good, too, with solid child acting, even if the parents steal the show: Jason Isaacs is absolutely terrific in the dual role as the hapless father and the cruel Hook, and Olivia Williams captures Mrs. Darling's famous mysterious-yet-warm incarnation of motherhood to a degree I'd be hard pressed to expect a human being to manage.… (mais)