No, not a "Best Picture" movie. That doesn't mean it's bad. Quite the contrary; I found this to be an effecting movie--well-made, well-acted, and worth the price of admission. Of course, I have a particular interest, being an enormous fan of Barrie's "Peter Pan" (in its book form, at least), so the story held special significance for me. However, there are a few "not quite" elements here--some clunky exposition of Barrie's symbolism, trite interactions between characters--that pull the quality down just enough to keep me from raving. It's not "top of the mountain" great, but it's certainly good enough.
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