VARIETY gives Johnny Depp and FINDING NEVERLAND a rave review!

Variety’s Todd McCarthy calls FINDING NEVERLAND “impeccably made and genuinely moving [. . .] .Marc Forster’s astutely judged follow-up to MONSTER’S BALL is the rare modern film that, like Hollywood fare of the classic studio era, can play well to all age groups.” McCarthy notes that it is Johnny Depp’s “delicate and inviting portrait of an unusual man” that makes the film work: “Impeccably groomed and as boyishly handsome as ever, Depp takes a cue from the soft lilt of his beautifully rendered Scottish accent to create a gently nuanced portrayal of an artist who at least this once found a way to transform troubled reality into an imaginative work for the ages.”

McCarthy salutes Kate Winslet, Freddie Highmore, Julie Christie, and Dustin Hoffman as well–the ensemble worked beautifully together. The Variety critic also has high praise for Marc Forster’s subtle direction, David Magee’s imaginative screenplay, the production design, cinematography, costumes and score. Although he did not care for the closing song by Elton John, everything else in the Variety review is a rave! Thanks to DeepinDepp for posting the review on the news board, but once again beware–there are many plot spoilers in the full review.

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