Finally, a live-action remake of Peter and Wendy that does service to the beloved J.M. Barrie play’s wistful, whimsical nature, while giving its co-lead Wendy the agency she deserves, along with a culturally authentic update on the play’s more troublingly stereotypical elements. But enough about the 2003 P.J. Hogan film Peter Pan, which turned the timeless story into a yearning, melancholic tale of coming-of-age and the pangs of first love. What about David Lowery’s Peter Pan & Wendy, which promises to do all those things, with the surreal touch befitting the director of The Green Knight and A Ghost Story? Unfortunately, not so much.
