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Return to Neverland
EMAILPRINTWalt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Musical
Written by:
Carter Crocker
Temple Mathews
J.M. Barrie (characters)
Directed by:
Robin Budd
Donovan Cook
Release Date:
Theatrical: February 15, 2002
DVD: August 20, 2002
Running Time: 72 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie, and Lawrence Watson
An animated sequel to Disney's 1953 classic "Peter Pan."
Also On Metacritic
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
It's refreshing to see a cartoon that looks like a cartoon -- and a lovingly drawn one -- rather than a conglomeration of computer-generated bits and bytes.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
It's certainly a lot more charming than the last attempt at a Peter Pan sequel, Steven Spielberg's star-laden, ham-fisted "Hook."
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A Saturday afternoon stop for the kiddies -- harmless, skillful and aimed at grade schoolers.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Loren King
Reliable, standard Disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.
Washington Post Sarah Kaufman
A soon-to-be-5-year-old who accompanied me hated the scary parts but loved the mischievous Lost Boys and the big orange octopus that takes over from the ticking crocodile in menacing Hook.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
Even if you tap only a little of the magic of "Peter Pan," you'll come away with some pixie dust.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ed Park
The low-key animation, featuring little that could not have appeared in its '50s predecessor, is all the more affecting for being so pristinely preserved.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
If Return to Never Land -- doesn't have a story to match the original's in breadth and imagination, it does a smooth job of recycling its characters and themes.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
There's always something to look at (an octopus holding his eyeballs aloft, the petulant Jane assaulted by pixie dust), but the story is weak tea.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Christine Dolen
As handsome and playful as the movie often is, it's another example of the let's-further-exploit-a-hit genre.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
Takes us to familiar lands but without any of the original's magic.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
This follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 Disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric Peter.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
This is pleasant, safe entertainment that ought to appeal to kids younger than 10, especially to girls, with its female-empowerment fantasy.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour
It's no use expecting Return to Never Land to match, much less exceed, Disney's 1953 version of "Peter Pan," which by itself isn't quite in the uppermost tier of the studio's full-length cartoons.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
Ragged and frenetic.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak
Not only did it not engage the adults, its lackluster story line didn't spread much illusion or magic over the kids in the audience either.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
It's neither the fulfillment of our worst fears nor the surprise of the week.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Represents a passable follow-up to the venerable Peter Pan story and mercifully, at 72 minutes, is exactly half the length of the last attempt at same, Steven Spielberg's lamentable "Hook."
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky
Little more than direct-to-vid nonsense offered by Disney at dollars on the penny to parents looking to waste time and money keeping kids occupied away from the TV screen.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The story itself is uninteresting, and the songs are painfully undistinguished.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson
All would be forgiven if Peter were worth believing in. Instead, the boy who wouldn't grow up comes off like a shrill, obnoxious little drip. Shrek should give him a right pounding.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
You may want to wait and watch "Never Land" the way it was meant to be seen -- as a straight-to-video baby-sitter.
The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
The film crawls to a halt, its pace further marred by anemic, time-wasting pop songs. Even at 72 minutes, Never Land feels padded, while the animators make Never Land so unmagical that war-torn London seems preferable by comparison.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Michael Dequina
More criminal than the lack of inspiration in Return to Never Land is the absence of a sense of magic.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jill G. gave it a 10:
I thought this movie was adorable and my 2 1/2 year old daughter is still talking about it months later.
Brian M. gave it a 0:
OK if you are under 7 years old, just trash if you are over that age and looking for something entertaining.
Alex L. gave it a 10:
As sequels go this was one of Disney's finer attempts. That was why it was released to theaters instead of directly to video. It was charming and very witty. It is about finding the child inside of you no matter what your age may be. This film will please children for years to come.
