Johnny Depp is almost, but not quite, as pretty as Julianne Moore, and he shares her talent for filling the quiet spaces between words with great moments of acting. He is in peak form playing J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, in FINDING NEVERLAND. Unlike many of Depp's other roles as a Circus Freak with a Heart of Gold, this story concerns a stagnating writer who finds inspiration in the ample bosom of Kate Winslet and goes on to create an enduring classic. I am not ashamed to admit that I was envious... only in my version, I would find inspiration on the nicely hairy pecs of Jude Law. Depp plays the stoic man-child well. Depp plays well with children. Some of the children are pretty good, too. Winslet does the femme fatale thing in a very dignified manner.
the best parts: being blown away by that Peter kid (Freddie Highmore -- soon to be seen in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY); the backyard performance of Peter Pan; Winslet making me cry; the increasing respectability of Depp; the handsome bitchiness of Julie Christie; It's just a good story -- Hollywood used to do a lot of those.
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