I borrowed this expecting it to be like the old animated movie I saw as a child, but was surprised to see that it was an origin story about how Peter Pan became Peter Pan. At first, I didn't know what to make of it, but in the end I enjoyed it. The CGI was great. It's one of those heavy CGI movies, which is okay (in this movie at least), though not everyone will like that. It's not meant to be taken seriously - just a fun fantasy - though sometimes I found it pushing the limits of unbelievability. And that's not because I lack a child's imagination - I have it in bucket loads as I am an author. While I don't mind something unrealistic in movies, sometimes it can go to far. But, maybe I'm just being picky.
The acting was fine - particularly on Levi Miller's and Hugh Jackman's parts - but nothing too memorable. I found some of the fight scenes - particularly between Jackman and Rooney Mara during the climax - not quite as epic as I was expecting.
It has the typical person-sucked-into-another-world-being-some-chosen-one message, though Peter's struggle to live up to his parents legacy is handled quite nicely. It has good messages about being yourself and doing what's right and have confidence in your own abilities. Though, I honestly didn't like the thing during the climax of Peter stretching out his arm and fairies shooting forth as it struck me as too comic-bookish superhero type of thing.
I liked some of the songs in it and the music score. It has some great humour and good emotions - some of which made me tear up.
Overall, it's a good movie, though there are some stupid parts in it. It's not for young kids, more for older kids.
There is one thing in it that I don't quite understand - why did James Hook decided to sacrifice himself? It wasn't like it was going to save someone else. Though, it did help Peter to stop doubting himself and accept his abilities. Still, apart from that, there didn't seem to be much point to it.
Iffy choice.