Hook

  • PG (SINGAPORE)
  • 1991


MOVIE IS variable retelling complicated disastrous rickety
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29 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.6/5
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2.0
Hook is jam packed with entertainment value, enough to give you your moneys worth, and to guarantee (in all probability) that Spielberg earns his.Yet .. EW
2.5
Tears to be shed.The conclusion of Hook would be embarrassingly excessive even for a movie in which something of substance had gone before. Rogerebert
3.0
But overall, Hook is an overlong hodgepodge with plenty of sparkly magic for kids but too much syrup for older tastes. Common Sense Media
4.5
Despite the cascade of wondrous special effects, massive battles between the kids and pirates and face offs between Pan and Hook, the film doesnt trul .. Variety
1.5
Its as if Spielberg calculatedly set out to make a perennial classic certain folly if ever there were. Austin Chronicle
1.5
The story is largely becalmed so that we can wallow in the production values. The sets are variable but often unpleasant on the eye. Time Out
4.0
Its a helluva contraption, and certainly one to be marveled at.It gives good ride.
3.5
Peel away the expensive, special effects surface and theres nothing but formula.
2.0
What the hell.And its back to Never Never Land to reclaim his forgotten youth and hostage babies.
1.5
Hook is overwhelmed by a screenplay heavy with complicated exposition, by what are, in effect, big busy nonsinging, nondancing production numbers and .. The New York Times
2.0
But amid all this flexing of moviemaking muscle, theres possible evidence of uncertainty as well.
3.0
HOOKs problems begin with its screenplay, a clumsy attempt to meld reality and fantasy which leaves too many issues unresolved and repeatedly assaults .. Tv Guide
2.5
Siegels status as a Hollywood prototype isnt lost on the filmmakers. Chicago Reader
2.5
Julia Roberts is believable as Tinkerbell, but seems lost in the plot and in oversized sets.With all the money and talent and hype that went into this .. Lariat
3.0
Although the sentimentality gets a little sticky at times, this remains rousing entertainment. Radio Times
0.5
Also ran Spielberg at best, a would be blockbuster that no one likes at worst. Pop Matters
1.5
In a movie that works too hard for its effects, its ironic that Mr. Williams gives the most assured performance of his career, playing Peter with a co .. Cs Monitor
3.1
But theres no emotional tug.The ride is over and its time to move on to the next E ticket line. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
And many movie fans love it because its been a part of their childhood.Those who didnt have the fortune of watching Hook as a child consider the 1991 .. Cinema Crazed
3.1
She doesnt have a single memorable moment in the picture, appearing mostly as a miniature special effect. Chicago Tribune
1.5
For very much like Peter, it has clearly gotten harder for this director to break free of the lure of material things and believe in simple magic. Los Angeles Times
2.0
The acute difficulty of having it all may be of greater urgency to Mr. Spielberg than to most of the people who will see the movie.Hook is less a sequ .. Ny Times
4.5
Advertisement All things considered, though, Hook remains a fun, watchable movie. Io9 Gizmodo
2.0
The Peter Pan story is a great one, so that keeps this modern retelling going for the most part, but on the whole its too corny and not magical enough .. Montreal Film Journal
2.5
By the time this overstuffed epic comes to its conclusion, you feel like youve been watching the dance of an 800 pound elf. News Week
4.0
It doesnt work with Maggie but unfortunately, Jack gets seduced by the dark side. Solzy At The Movies
2.5
Its a broken film with substantially too many strong individual elements to discard it (and it is one of the most essential Spielberg as Auteur films, .. Alternate Ending
4.5
Its him at his 90s popcorn peak, with all the heart and imagination that hes known for. The Mary Sue
1.5
But Peter cant return by himself; hes still mired in the 80s, and this is a very 90s movie. People
3.0
Bob Hoskins hops aboard as Hooks hapless mate Smee while Julia Roberts sprinkles fairydust as the mischievous Tink. Sky
3.0
Hook is a huge and impressive movie. One could say its the ultimate baby boomer fantasy. Sadly, its too loaded down with grown up compromises and calc .. Tulsa World
3.5
This swashbuckling adventure isnt exactly a childrens movie, although kids will like it (except for the youngest and most impressionable of them, who .. Orlando Sentinel
2.0
Partly this is due to a rickety and rather perfunctory plot.The story is hard to fol low if you dont know Peter Pan already, and, for a child, probabl .. Archive Spectator
3.8
Too bad he doesnt make many movies like this anymore most of the stuff hes doing nowadays resorts to cheesy melodrama. Cinema Phile
1.5
Hook is, sadly, a disastrous attempt to update JM Barries story of Peter Pan. Director Spielberg assembled a starry cast to tell how Peter returns to .. Web Archive
1.0
After an hour of gentle comedy, a childs death turns it into a triple hanky sob story. Maclean's Magazine
2.5
We may as well start with the biggest missed opportunity that Im surprised a skilled storyteller like Spielberg totally blew. Topless Robot
1.5
This loan shark/street sanctioned brawler may or not be depressed, but Michael certainly doesnt seek out rainbows or pots of gold. Phoenix Film Festival
4.5
And despite ample star power, it is Barries cherished tale that sustains the film through devotion to incisive and graceful authenticity.
1.5
Hook an odd title choice inasmuch as Hoffman, though top billed, is often absent from the screen begins with yet another portrait of a heedless 80s hi .. Hartford Courant
2.0
Who wants to spend over two hours with a Peter Pan who screams, Dont mess with me, Im a lawyer! Contact Music



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