Hook breaks the cardinal rule of J.M. Barrie's timeless fantasy -- it grows up.
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01/01/00
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... [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Bob Hoskins, Julia Roberts
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Reviews for Hook
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.
05/20/03
Top CriticHere 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.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis 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.
01/01/00
Also-ran Spielberg at best, a would-be blockbuster that no one likes at worst.
10/17/03
Who wants to spend over two hours with a Peter Pan who screams, 'Don't mess with me, I'm a lawyer!'
09/09/03
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.
09/07/03
It's worth a look. But overall, Hook feels like an exercise in cynicism.
01/01/00
Big, splashy, energetic, one-size-fits-all Hollywood entertainment.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe 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.
01/01/00
With all the money and talent and hype that went into this film, it should have been a lot better, but it is entertaining enough to rate a passing grade, especially for Robin Williams fans.
03/23/03
The exposition is so underlined and re-underlined, you could teach yourself to fly waiting for something to happen.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo matter how much cash Hook earns, it will take more than pixie dust to fly this overstuffed package into our dreams.
05/12/01
Top CriticNo review available.
11/30/04
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10/18/08
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03/26/09
Top Criticmuddled but fascinating
09/19/04
"Peter Pan" redo has its moments with Hoffman and Williams.
05/25/07
All Spielberg achieved is an impressive production design; in every other department, he's profoundly wasted talent, material, and time.
08/17/03
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