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Hook (1991)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:8

Rotten:29

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Director Steven Spielberg brings J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN to the screen with a delightfully modernized twist. Forty-year-old Peter (Robin Williams) has grown up to be a workaholic lawyer with more... Director Steven Spielberg brings J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN to the screen with a delightfully modernized twist. Forty-year-old Peter (Robin Williams) has grown up to be a workaholic lawyer with more affection for his cell phone than his wife and two children. When the family travels to England to visit Granny Wendy (Maggie Smith), Peter's son and daughter are kidnapped by the villainous Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). Peter's faithful pal, Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts), helps him return to Neverland--"Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning"--to the world Peter has forgotten. There the Lost Boys welcome Peter back and try to get him in shape for his fight with Captain Hook. Peter must somehow remember his long-forgotten boyhood in Neverland and learn how to fly again before he can rescue his children away from the evil clutches of Captain Hook. Bob Hoskins costars as Hook's right-hand man, Smee, and Gwyneth Paltrow, in her first film role, plays the young Wendy. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song for John Williams's "When You're Alone." [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Bob Hoskins, Julia Roberts

Starring: Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Bob Hoskins, Julia Roberts, Maggie Smith, Charlie Korsmo

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: James V. Hart, Nick Castle, Malia Scotch Marmo
Composer: John Williams

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Who wants to spend over two hours with a Peter Pan who screams, 'Don't mess with me, I'm a lawyer!'

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 3 Comments
09/09/03
Doug Hennessy
Doug Hennessy
Filmcritic.com

The movie is a strong reminder of the freedom of youth and the quest for pure adventure, one that looks to the stars and sees the possibilities are as bright as a child's own imagination.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment 2 Comments
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

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

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment 1 Comment
05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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07/14/03
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
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03/30/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

This enormous wheeze comes over like the proverbial movie with a 40 million dollar set and a five cent script, which may hold its interest for under-fives but will leave most others cold.

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01/01/00
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine

It's worth a look. But overall, Hook feels like an exercise in cynicism.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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10/18/08
David Ansen
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The story's lack of depth and originality comes from the writers. But not to have the visual wonder and inventiveness, which a fantasy like this requires, from a Spielberg movie is harder to understand.

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09/07/03
Doug Hennessy
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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/21/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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It should have been great but it just doesn't have enough magic dust to fly.

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02/07/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
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01/24/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
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02/17/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Also-ran Spielberg at best, a would-be blockbuster that no one likes at worst.

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10/17/03
Jesse Hassenger
Jesse Hassenger
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