Wendy
critic Reviews
, 42% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Wendy dares to do something different with its classic source material; unfortunately, the movie's breathtaking visuals are at odds with a flawed take on the story.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreClarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
[Wendy] sees the director double down on his style while finding little reason to justify it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDan JolinEmpire Magazine
A new take on Peter Pan that actually works, delivering all the visual richness you'd hope for from the film-maker behind Beasts Of The Southern Wild.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTara BradyIrish Times
While by no means perfect, Wendy ... has originality, folklore, and old-school Americana to recommend it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
I found myself pulled along, not only by Zeitlin's tugging showmanship, but the ache he manages to create around childhood as an enchanted space.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
This isn't a modern spin on a classic tale of fantasy and wonder, it's an outright nightmare I never want to think about ever again.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRoxana HadadiPajiba
The twee onslaught of Wendy reinforces that filmmaker Benh Zeitlin's view of childhood wonder remains superficial--and racially problematic.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
Sometimes Zeitlin is too literal, sometimes he’s too vague. The occasional salty dialogue from the kids feels forced, and not all of the non-professional performances click. But those things never rob the movie of its imagination, emotion, and grit.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJeremy AspinallRadio Times
The metaphors are sprinkled liberally like fairy dust, as childish imagination and joy clashes with the reality and bitterness wrought by old age.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRich ClineShadows on the Wall
An astonishing riff on Peter Pan, this film is both earthy and dreamy at the same time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAnahit BehroozOne Room With A View
This is ambitious, wild filmmaking that pushes with childlike recklessness against the rigid bounds of literary adaptation: it doesn't always succeed, but when it does, everything feels -- just for a moment -- extraordinary.
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