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2015
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3.0
The thing about cliches is that its hard to say anything new about them.
Av Club
2.0
The thing about clichs is that its hard to say anything new about them.
Av Club
1.3
On the occasion of the arrival of a lumbering load of steampunk drenched, whimsy drained wrongheadedness disguised as family entertainment known as Pa ..
Rogerebert
2.0
Thats not to say young audiences wont find it entertaining, but teens and adults will likely leave theaters underwhelmed.
Common Sense Media
2.0
Here he takes an actual magical childrens tale and imbues it with the most hackneyed of contemporary fantasy action tropes, and the inverse combinatio ..
Variety
2.5
How can any movie fly if it doesnt believe itself worthy of even existing
We Got This Covered
4.0
Wright throws a lot of ideas at Pan, and not all of them stick, but it makes for a refreshingly imaginative experience, and one not afraid of inspirin ..
Time Out
2.0
With its piratical blend of Happy Feet style reconfigured pop hits (Smells Like Teen Spirit, Blitzkrieg Bop), creaky funfair sets and weightlessly rop ..
The Guardian
1.0
But at the end of this, youll feel like youve aged about 800 years.
The Guardian
1.0
This total lack of forward momentum is made worse by a bland cast of characters and uninspired action.
The Guardian
1.9
And thus most of the potential thrills of origin stories are subsumed by the palpable sense that, like the worst paperback mysteries, Pan started with ..
1.9
Barries original work deserves more than a stale narrative with the old chosen one chestnut.But thats what we get, along with a touch of Before They W ..
2.0
Trading in a boilerplate villain for a boilerplate hero doesnt give anything a new spin it just draws attention to the scripts impoverished imaginatio ..
Vulture
2.0
So what fun there is falls to Jackman, who gives the grand old man of pirate characters plenty of fresh and unusual wrinkles and emerges better than t ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Peter Pan, who flew through the air in a costume, was in many ways a prototype of the modern superhero.He has certainly been a lucrative entertainment ..
The New York Times
2.1
Its too busy trying to demystify the mystical things that make Peter Pan interesting in the first place.
Paste Magazine
2.3
It is a conclusion that is there to thrill rather than to fit the tale.
IGN
4.0
Instead, Pan just tells a rollicking story of its own, without worrying too much about getting the pieces in place for Barries own work, or the much l ..
Telegraph
1.3
Theres a formula here to be studied for future movies. Just take whatever they did in Pan and do something else.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
What could have been a unique spin on Peter Pan was replaced by a film overwhelmed by its own spectacle.
The Young Folks
1.5
Between the overblown special effects and a story framework thats been beaten to death, Pan felt like an endurance test.
The Young Folks
2.0
But its too hurried, and its action sequences badly deteriorate as the movie goes on, rendering it a lackluster start to a potential franchise Hollywo ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Ten twelve year olds will likely love it, although older kids might prefer something along the lines of THE MARTIAN.
JoBlo
2.0
With that is mind, Pan is a family friendly offering (if a hollow one) and serves up enough stylish eye candy while also keeping the proceedings light ..
Screen Rant
2.5
The problem here is Hedlunds flat version of the puzzling Hook; the actor is no Harrison Ford and the easy charm of the coupling between a bad boy and ..
The Globe And Mail
4.5
This is painfully felt in the movies endless, noisy and emotionally inert climax, where the characters and story get lost in the digital razzle dazzle ..
Philly
3.0
If you can stomach its outlandish frames and amateur story (that hardly pays homage to Barrie) and manage to feel giddy at the silliness on display, t ..
3.0
The story uses its dreamy terrain to add flair to an otherwise uninspired plot.
2.0
Raucous, bloated with special effects and thoroughly lacking in charm, Pan is the rare family movie that should appeal to no group along the age spect ..
One Guys Opinion
2.5
The makeup and costumes point to a lighter romp than this manages to be.There are mermaids and fairies, and even death (characters poof in a cloud of ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
The film features an imaginative landscape, likable characters, and an engaging narrative.
ReelViews
3.0
10 1 5 / 10 Director Joe Wright dented an otherwise inspiring filmmaking career with 2012s Anna Karenina, a visually stunning but DOA adaption of Leo ..
Blu Ray
1.0
Loud, chaotic action dominates this unnecessary prequel to Peter Pan.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Pan, like its depiction of the eponymous character, remains grounded for the most partits occasional flights of inspiration barely registering amidst ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
It ends setting up a further installment, but its eccentricity may doom further adventures.
1.0
The overuse of CGI effects in Pan is exhausting and incomprehensible, even within the crazed logic of a fairytale.
The Times
1.0
Rooney Maras Tiger Lily preserves some dignity, but she fails to avoid the general train wreck.Worst of all is the thought that this travesty (and its ..
News Review
4.0
Thats precisely what Blackbeard wants to happen, as the elfin kingdom boasts unlimited supplies of Pixum, and so the stage is set for exciting thrills ..
Radio Times
3.0
Its all surface thrills and computer generated spectacle. Whats missing is the magic, and thats a shame. (Full Content Review Sex, Violence, Profanity ..
Screen It
2.0
This time, the subject isnt a superhero but JM Barries Peter Pan.
Independent
2.5
Ugly to look at, shrill to listen to, and performed by actors who have been encouraged to camp it up madly in the style usually favored by aging Briti ..
The Wrap
1.9
A botched interpretation of the classic story that trades spectacle for coherence.
News Day
3.0
The Marvel movies absolutely need more dancing Christopher Walkens.)
Film Journal
0.0
This joyless, 10 megaton bomb fails in just about every imaginable way, as well as some you couldnt possibly imagine.
New York Post
2.0
Was anyone clamoring for the story of how Hook and Peter came to be Maybe, but they wont find it in Pan, not really.
Az Central
2.5
Its primarily a prolonged special effects exercise that manages to explain too much and too little at the same time.
Smh
2.5
The movie takes seriously concepts thoroughly satirised by The Lego Movie.
Smh
3.0
A deeply disappointing film from an incredibly talented filmmaker. It sometimes works. More often, it doesnt. Its mostly watchable, but its a lot of f ..
Mountain X
2.0
Despite its strenuous efforts, its a conceptual puzzle the film cannot solve.
Npr
3.1
The excellent Jackman is a kick, but Garrett Hedlund is the gem of the piece.
Star Tribune
2.5
It appears all involved had a grand ol time making Pan , the latest and loopiest retelling of the story of Peter Pan.
Toronto Star
3.5
Although not without problems, Pan is worth seeing because of its amazing special effects, impressive cinematography, and imaginative production desig ..
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
The film has its directorial tongue ever so slightly in its cheek.
Daily Mail
2.0
But Pan blows the opportunity, which with half term almost upon us, is a great shame.
Daily Mail
2.0
Even with its excellent special effects, its a shame to see Wright and co. completely turn it in to a flat, and boring prequel we never asked for in t ..
Cinema Crazed
2.0
But this origin story inspired by JM Barries classic childrens tale Peter Pan is an undisciplined affair full of incongruous ideas.
Flim List
1.0
Susan Grangers review of Pan (Warner Bros.).When an origin story, conceived as a prequel to J.M. Barries beloved Peter Pan, fails miserably, becoming ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
The result is both relentlessly overwrought and instantly forgettable.
Observer
3.5
The dichotomy turns out to be a false one: whether you revile him or genuflect before him, you are still implying that the guy demands and deserves ou ..
New Yorker
1.0
Theres no denying that Pan is one ambitious fairy tale. But whats being labeled a wholly original adventure feels far from new, never mind necessary.
Time
3.0
Pan is a grim prequel of sorts to J.M. Barries early 19th century classic Peter Pan, about the boy from Neverland who can fly and wont grow up.
Boston Herald
3.0
You dont see the Star Wars prequels and hold out hope that Anakin Skywalker will resist the pull of the Dark Side.
The Film Stage
1.3
But lifes no easier for an orphan boy in Neverland, where unlucky newcomers are greeted with a menacing male chorus of Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spiri ..
Chicago Tribune
3.1
Passable adventure that offers the occasional flash of real cleverness.
Boston Globe
2.0
Pan is at its most beautiful when its making the least sense, at least partly capturing Barries flair for whimsy.Whatever it may lack, Pans got panach ..
Uproxx
1.0
Pan is a disaster of such epic proportions, in every possible way that it can be a disaster, that its difficult to fathom that no one foresaw this in ..
Flickfilosopher
1.0
Well, it certainly smells like something.This isnt even a new bad idea.
The Irish Times
2.0
Yet just as dreadful as its lack of originality is the films ugliness.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Otherwise the movie is a rush of special effects that signify nothing, telling a story that pretends to add to a beloved mythology while instead mostl ..
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
If Pans screenplay is a lesson in anything, its that most beloved stories dont require a whole cinematic universe to go along with them.
The Atlantic
2.5
Pan is hardly a disaster, but it never fully brings you in to the story opting instead to offer winking nods to the far more endearing and entertainin ..
Lyles Movie Files
3.0
But its all only skin deep a new gloss covering up a bog standard heros journey narrative as rote and uninteresting as Neverland is bright and colorfu ..
1.9
It was clearly designed to be a big ticket thrill ride, the kind of thing that spawns sequels.
Aisle Seat
2.5
It is a triumph of production design and special effects over story and character.
Forbes
2.0
Pans newly imagined take on Peters early days rarely achieves lift off, forever anchored by its own irrelevance.
Herald Sun
3.0
While the films utter excess in every conceivable direction keeps the film moving briskly enough, its at the expense of any kind of resonance or nuanc ..
Consequence Of Sound
1.9
But a carefully thought through story is something this movie has no interest in.Instead, its an overpriced hodgepodge a chosen one fantasy out of Har ..
Nj
2.0
It does feel contrived in parts though, all a bit too keen to show off its creativity.
Hey U Guys
4.4
It reminds me most of Sylvain Chomets The Triplets of Belleville.Its great.
Film Freak Central
2.0
Theres plenty of color and action and some inventive 3 D effects.
Oregon Live
2.0
Theres plenty in this family film for children, but its not wondrous or original enough for any age group.
Scroll
1.0
Full of various ideas and narrative threads built on top of others, none of which make any sense.
Cine Vue
2.0
While the special effects are as good as anything youll see in a cinema this year, some of the performances are end of the pier awful and the storylin ..
Mirror
3.0
If Barrie inspired JK Rowling, then here the favour is returned wholesale as screenwriter Jason Fuchss take is pure Potter.
Digital Spy
2.0
Stripping J.M. Barries story of its most magical elements without replacing them with anything substantial, its hard to imagine anyone really caring a ..
Games Radar
2.0
Happy thoughts are hard to conjure while watching Pan, a needless prequel to J.M. Barries fantasy about an ever youthful boy who could fly. Director J ..
Tamp A Bay
2.5
It all feels like a set up for a sequel (where we might get to the good stuff) and if that manages to get Hooks story right, it could be a hell of a l ..
Star Burst Magazine
3.0
Either Wright is testing the waters for a possible sequel to be a full blown musical or its a random tribute to Baz Luhrmann.Related articles: Either ..
Nz Herald
3.0
By taking chances, though including some wonderfully classical elements among the modern special effects sheen even Pans failures help to distinguish ..
Flicks
3.0
So while its far too manic and broad for adults, this adventure will be the most exciting movie any 8 year old has seen in years.
Contact Music
1.5
There are more animated aerial battles and fancied froufrou thrown at the screen than a dozen Transformers films.
Film Racket
2.0
And painting Neverland in such drab colours, with a story that revolves around child labour, is hardly a blueprint for a fun packed movie.
Scmp
1.5
Luckily for Tiger Lily, theres a magic tree that can show him the history and then later theres magic water that can do the same.
Ign
2.0
Joe Wrights over the top use of colour in Neverland gives the film an impressive visual style that should charm adolescent audiences.
The Film Pie
2.5
For all the digital 3 D wonder created in Pan, it veers a surprising amount into Dickensian darkness.
Straight
2.5
Kids die a sure indication this is not a product of the Disney factory.
Sandiego Reader
3.5
But elsewhere, Wright settles for a safe retreat into visual spectacle and a garbled narrative that shoehorns matinee idol hero (Hedlunds bland Hook) ..
Straits Times
2.0
Here, our pre forever young Peter (Levi Miller) is both a brooding sadsack out of a DC comic book movie and that hoariest of adventure cliches: the ch ..
Metro New York
1.0
The laugh out loud absurdity of this is Pan in a nutshell, and not just because its a ludicrous attempt to modernize a franchise that doesnt need mode ..
Flavor Wire
4.0
Fortunately, this is all neatly wrapped up in some stunning and inventive woodcut visuals and, Hooks hook aside, were not overly bogged down with visu ..
The Shiz Nit
2.0
This chasing of Potter and Wonderland may be the films most subtly awful element; theres an unearned desire for more.
What Culture
2.5
Its all wrapped in a blanket of loud special effects that lose their fun from the repetitiveness.It doesnt help a movie that is already struggling dra ..
Mercury News
2.0
The creative forces behind this misfire have underestimated the darkness of Barries original vision, vainly burdening it with an outdated goth aesthet ..
The Skinny
3.0
But the story is clunky and too many of its details jar with Barries original.
What So
3.0
Its breezy and fun, and director Ridley Scott makes the most of his talented cast.
Bowling Green Daily News
2.0
It instead arduously moves along from one shiny set piece to another, feeling overstuffed and occasionally looking hideous.
Scifi Now
0.0
This is a movie made for no one, and it totally faceplanted at the box office as a result.Filmmaking is an exercise in compromise, and even in the abs ..
Lainey Gossip
2.5
Its heart is in the right place, but Pan ultimately loses its way after a very strong start.
Scifi Movie Page
2.0
While Pan probably wont stand out as the definitive origin story, it makes for a fun flight.A key to enjoying it, though, is to take a lesson from Pet ..
Guide Live
1.5
Clap your hands if you believe chintzy pixie dust is no substitute for Barries wild magic.
Seven Day Svt
3.0
Still, its a wonderful visual experience thats sure to delight young and old alike.
Concrete Play Ground
3.1
Screenwriter Jason Fuchs has taken most of the books familiar elements (with the glaring omission of Wendy), given them a good shake and let the piece ..
National Post
2.0
Stunning visuals and magical ideas are to the fore in Joe Atonement Wrights origins take on The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up.
Sky
3.0
You wouldnt expect Joe Wright to do an action adventure flick, let alone a CGI heavy one in 3D.But the Pride & Prejudice and Atonement director wants ..
The New Paper
2.5
Emily Blunt again steps up to bump up her credentials as todays go to action girl gutsy, rough edged action drama.
Tiny Url
2.5
Joe Wrights Pan is an incredibly derivative new take on a classic character but its not all bad.
Trespass Mag
3.5
The fact that there should be a good 15 years between the two is glossed over.
Media Mikes
3.0
A lot of the action sequences are big and boisterous and all CGI spectacle.
Toronto Sun
2.3
The narrative is positively peculiar with its bonkers setup and execution.
Daily Film Fix
3.0
It works if you go to the movies sacrificing your adult need to be entertained on an adult level.
Theepoch Times
2.5
The script is just smart enough, the acting is just good enough, and the direction is splashy (watch for the gunpowder) but not gaudy.
Blog Bullz Eye
3.0
A postmodern splish splash, this film ziplines here, there, everywhere. The movies feel skids from circus tent carnivalesque to amusement park giddine ..
Vue Weekly
2.5
Offering a welcomingly wacky backdrop, the CGI is effective enough, but definitely not the films strongest suit.
Cairo 360
2.5
The new feature film is an old concoction of disparate elements that never comes together into one unified film.
Johnhanlon Reviews
0.5
Pointless, joyless, and insulting to Barrie and his beloved fairy tale.
Toledo Blade
3.5
A noisy conclusion to the story allows the special effects to take over and Pan becomes a little less magical and a bit more mundane.
Richard Crouse
1.9
The film is overwrought with visuals that at best are hit and miss, and his actors all seem to be in a different movie.
Schmoes Know
2.5
I went to see a Joe Wright movie and a Baz Luhrmann film broke out. Or at least something that wanted to be a Baz Luhrmann movie, very badly.
Abc News Go
4.5
Share Reddit Pin Flip Share Email WhatsApp Buffer Pocket 3 Shares By Eleanor Ringel Cater Its terrible to watch enchantment leak from a film.Its espec ..
Saportare Port
3.1
The world(s) Peter inhabits are not safe places and they shouldnt have to be.
The Film File
2.0
But his extensive, exhaustive, CGI heavy production and the movies darker themes often crowd out the exuberant escapist magic that audiences have come ..
Parade
4.0
At the end of the day, Pan is all about instilling children with self esteem and hope through lustrous production design and cinematography, even thou ..
Web Archive
2.0
Other stars include Paper Towns Cara Delevingne as a mermaid and Mamma Mias Amanda Seyfried as Pans mother Mary Darling.Is it worth a watch 4/10 There ..
Liver Pool Echo
3.0
An education for all and an involving drama besides, Gavrons film catches the spirit of tumultuous times.
Herald Scotland
2.5
The screenplay is generic, the cast is poorly chosen, and despite his talent Joe Wright was just the wrong choice for this material.
Alternative Lens
3.0
The journey of Peter Pan (newcomer Levi Miller) begins when hes left on the steps of an orphanage with a panpipe necklace a keepsake that will define ..
City Beat
2.5
The films bracing darker streak also battles internally with its own capitulation to dull and bog standard inspirational Hollywood rhetoric, but like ..
Junkee
2.0
Joe Wrights Pan is lacking in the fun, excitement, and magic that made earlier adaptations of Peter Pan so endearing and memorable, leaving behind a t ..
The Blus Pot
4.5
Joe Wrights take on the classic tale is a success, albeit a very, very strange one.
3.0
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.(AP) A Frank Sinatra impersonator asked Luck to be a lady as he bet on the New York Yankees on Wednesday and an Elvis impersonator ..
The Monitor
2.5
Its fair to ask if such a reading ignores what Pan delivers as simple fantasy spectacleand indeed, it is occasionally satisfying on that superficial l ..
City Weekly
2.5
Director Joe Wright, working off a script by Jason Fuchs, doesnt really seem to know what kind of movie hes creating.
Fanboys of the Universe
2.5
Pan is a mess in plenty of other ways.Hedlund gesticulates wildly throughout like the host of a childrens TV show.
Buzz Feed
4.0
Those open to a retelling of the tale will undoubtedly find the uninhibited, visually stunning and slightly bonkers nature of Pan fun to watch, but to ..
Ib Times
2.0
Pan is extremely tone deaf and unsure of whether it should embrace darker material or stick to its more family friendly roots.
Flickering Myth
0.6
Joe Wrights apparent attempt to do a Baz Luhrmann version of several Disney rides at once.
Trib
1.5
There is little the cast can do with the storyline and un inspiring dialogue they have to work with.
Times of Malta
0.5
Neverland is not a place that can be measured with dimensions (...) and mile markers. It is a place of pretend, its boundaries are permeable, its real ..
Tor.com
1.9
Yes, Pan is a fresh take on Peter, and while it introduces us to Neverland and a boy who will eventually never grow up, it does almost nothing to atte ..
Sandiego Union Tribune
3.0
Wright tends to ditch some of the more magical parts and elaborations on character...to give us a prequel that will be entertaining for the kids, but ..
Movies With Mae
2.0
Big production values arent enough to save this muddled, clunky Peter Pan origin story.
NME
3.0
You are rewarded with the effort you put forth.Pan deserves no better.
The Concourse Deads
2.5
Im still waiting for the prequel that recontextualizes a franchise so that you can watch the originals from a different perspective.
Nerd Report
2.5
However, the whimsical aspect of Pan was dubiously over shadowed, over produced yet curiously understated in its ability to convey a storytelling mome ..
SF Crowsnest
1.5
Why are all these pirates singing a 90s grunge anthem while navigation a flying boat in the middle of Neverland
Pólvora
3.0
He also maintains a decent pace throughout and orchestrates a number of enjoyable set pieces, including an exciting finale.
Wow 247
2.5
Overall, all the well intention of the filmmakers involved is swallowed up by overwhelming action and CGI spectacle. It also went on for far too long ..
FlixChatter Film Blog
1.5
Even magic becomes predictable. And despite the innumerable set pieces, thats where Pan fails to sparkle.
Catch News
4.5
Excellent film with spectacular visual effects and charming Matt Damon.
Siete24.mx
1.5
Itll certainly keep your kids entertained, but thats all that it will do. Pan does little to add to the classic tale (...) and fails to make an impres ..
Nerdophiles
2.5
I am pretty much sure most adults would find it to be such a waste of time. If there is going to be a sequel, I really cant say... but I hope they mak ..
GhMovieFreak
3.0
Keep calm and dont go see Pan, but cross your fingers that Levi Miller will get a role worthy of his talent.
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