Hook (1991)

All Critics (42) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (27) | DVD (19)

Hook is overwhelmed by a screenplay heavy with complicated exposition, by what are, in effect, big busy nonsinging, nondancing production numbers and some contemporary cant about rearing children and the high price paid for success.

May 20, 2003 Full Review

Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

No matter how much cash Hook earns, it will take more than pixie dust to fly this overstuffed package into our dreams.

May 12, 2001 | Comments (15)

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

Big, splashy, energetic, one-size-fits-all Hollywood entertainment.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Hal Hinson

Washington Post

Top Critic

The exposition is so underlined and re-underlined, you could teach yourself to fly waiting for something to happen.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

Here we get the uncanny suspicion that Hook was written and directed according to the famous recipe of the country preacher who told the folks what he was going to tell them, told them, and then told them what he had told them.

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comments (8)

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

You just have to appreciate its creative angle toward Peter Pan and his world.

May 11, 2013 Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A clumsy mishmash of a comedy.

January 2, 2011 Full Review

Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

"Peter Pan" redo has its moments with Hoffman and Williams.

May 25, 2007

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

muddled but fascinating

September 19, 2004

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

• 1. Jack Banning: BANG! BANG!
  2. Peter Banning/Peter Pan: Look, everybody just SHUT UP!
  3. Jack Banning: I'm sorry.
  – Submitted by Matthew D (4 months ago)
• 1. Jack Banning: Dad, I want to go home.
  2. Captain James Hook: What are you talking about? You are home.
  – Submitted by Matthew D (4 months ago)
• 1. Screaming Pirate: Wait! Ain't you-
  2. Peter Banning/Peter Pan: Peter Pan!
  3. Screaming Pirate: AAAAARRGHH! [jumps out of window]
  – Submitted by Alan Torres Dwyer B (11 months ago)
• 1. Captain James Hook: MY JACK!
  – Submitted by Alan Torres Dwyer B (11 months ago)
• 1. Captain James Hook: No stopping me this time, Smee. This is it. Don't make a move Smee, not a step. My finger's on the trigger. Don't try to stop me, Smee.
  2. Smee: Oh, not again.
  3. Captain James Hook: This is it. Don't try to stop me this time, Smee. Don't try to stop me this time, Smee. Don't you dare try to stop me this time, Smee, try to stop me. Smee, you'd better get up off your ass. Get over here, Smee!
  – Submitted by Sarah M (11 months ago)
• 1. Rufio: You are a fart factory.
  – Submitted by Andrew K (14 months ago)

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