Storyline
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.
Directors
Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow, Dustin Hoffman, Carrie Fisher, Robin Williams, Brad Blumenthal, Caroline Goodall, Bob Hoskins, Nick Tate, Dante Basco, Maggie Smith, George Lucas, Julia Roberts, James Madio, Glenn Close, Jake Hoffman, Tony Burton, Charlie Korsmo, Don S. Davis, Max Hoffman, Regina Russell Banali, Kelly Rowan, Phil Collins, Arthur Malet, Amber Scott, Isaiah Robinson, Jasen Fisher, Ryan Francis, Geoffrey Lower, David Crosby, Jimmy Buffett
Trailer
Reviews
80
Spielberg and Co. have finally made their Disney movie -- or better yet, their film version of a theme park at Disneyland. It's sort of like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "It's a Small World" rolled into one. It's a helluva contraption, and certainly one to be marveled at. It gives good ride.
80
It's a lot of fun to watch - over two hours of thrills, spills, elaborate sets and special effects, all tied together by a pleasingly varied (and lighter than usual) musical score by John Williams.
67
Hook is jam-packed with ''entertainment value,'' enough to give you your money's worth, and to guarantee (in all probability) that Spielberg earns his. Yet something has clouded this director's vision... The problem isn't that Spielberg has lost his gift for fantasy. It's that he no longer seems to know (or care) about anything else.
60
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. And whatever problems his Hook has, there are none that making the film on half of its budget wouldn't have cured.
50
Poignancy. Lessons to be learned. Speeches to be made. Lost marbles to be rediscovered. Tears to be shed. The conclusion of Hook would be embarrassingly excessive even for a movie in which something of substance had gone before.
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