While Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy is strangely lacking some magic, it is saved by a scene-stealing Jude Law, its young cast, and a deeper narrative.
Disney refuses to let any stone go unturned when it comes to remaking its animated classics into live-action, so ahead of this May's The Little Mermaid, the Mouse House is slipping in an additional remake. Peter Pan & Wendy, which flies to Disney+ rather than theaters, aims to put a deeper, more grounded spin on the 1953 animated flick that was solely named after the male hero and based on J.M. Barrie's iconic written works.
Perhaps this was by design. After arriving in Neverland, it doesn't take long for Wendy to begin questioning Peter's refusal to never grow up. Peter is perfectly happy fighting Hook, safe in the assumption he'll always win. However, as Peter Pan & Wendy quickly makes apparent, there is more to the story here. Captain Hook has been given a backstory that turns the villain and his relationship with Peter on its head.
While Peter's introduction comes so swiftly that it, like Neverland itself, is missing some of the wonder, Molony truly shines in the scenes where Peter lets his youthful walls down and faces his own mistakes. All told, the young cast of Peter Pan & Wendy is very talented and capable of going toe-to-toe with experienced performers like Law and Jim Gaffigan, who plays Hook's silly right-hand man Smee.
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