The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Return to Never Land
Adventure · Fantasy · Animation · 2002
In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.
Movie details
Return to Never Land
“The classic continues.”
2002 Adventure · Fantasy · Animation 1h 12m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.8 / 10
23.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
49 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Return to Never Land?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Robin Budd
Written by
Temple Mathews
Harriet Owen
Jane / Young Wendy (Voice)
Blayne Weaver
Peter Pan (Voice)
Jeff Bennett
Smee / Pirates (Voice)
Kath Soucie
Wendy Darling (voice)
Corey Burton
Captain Hook (voice)
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Andrew McDonough
Danny (voice)
Roger Rees
Edward (voice)
Court is in session
Put Return to Never Land on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.