Rating of
3/4
Ruffio? Thud Ball? What more could you want?
TheWolf - wrote on 08/06/07
What if Peter Pan grew up? What if he became like the adults he always hated? What if he married? Had kids? Became a lawyer and a workaholic? What if cared more about his job then his kids? What if Captain Hook kidnapped his kids and he had to remember who he was? And how did he come to Neverland in the first place? All these questions are answered in Steven Spielberg's most panned film: Hook.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. I thought it was great at the time. Just about anything that Robin WIlliams was in was a hit with kids, and this was no exception. Over the years people have decided to rip this movie apart because it is a different variation on the idea of Peter Pan, but over all I thought it was a fun story. Dustin Hoffman played a great Hook, Bob Hoskins character of Smee was good, and got a number of laughs.
If you watch the movie just to be entertained then you will get just that, entertainment, if you are looking for something serious, or something that is supposed to be a take on Disney's Peter Pan then you will more than likely be disappointed. Enjoy the movie for what it is, and take it for what its worth.
