Hook (1991)
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Critic Consensus: The look of Hook is lively indeed but Steven Spielberg directs on autopilot here, giving in too quickly to his sentimental, syrupy qualities.
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Cast
as Peter Banning/Peter Pan
as Capt. James Hook
as Tinkerbell
as Smee
as Granny Wendy
as Moira Banning
as Jack Banning
as Maggie Banning
as Liza
as Insp. Good
as Tootles
as Pockets
as Ace
as Rufio
as Thud Butt
as Don't Ask
as Too Small
as Latchboy
as Lost Boy in Play
as No Nap
as Lost Boy
as Lost Boy
as Lost Boy
as Lost Boy
as Lost Boy
as Brad
as Lost Boy
as Young Peter
as Peter (age 5)
as Peter's Mother
as Mermaid
as Mermaid
as Mermaid
as Peter Pan in Play
as Drama Teacher
as Jane in Play
as Pianist
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Lost Boy in Play
as Coach
as Umpire
as Umpire
as Little League Player
as Brad
as Dr. Fields
as Ron
as Jim
as Secretary
as Secretary
as Secretary
as Chauffeur
as Young Wendy
as Mime/Shadow
as Prostitute
as Prostitute
as Prostitute
as Prostitute
as Tickles
as Noodler
as Bill Jukes
as Gutless, Pirate
as Pirate Jailer
as Baby Peter
as Man in Stands
as Toothless Cripple
as Screaming Pirate
as Growling Pirate
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A good half hour too long, and badly in need of some scares, Hook is a huge party cake of a movie, with too much frosting. After the first delicious bite, sugar shock sets in.
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.
No matter how much cash Hook earns, it will take more than pixie dust to fly this overstuffed package into our dreams.
The exposition is so underlined and re-underlined, you could teach yourself to fly waiting for something to happen.
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.
Big, splashy, energetic, one-size-fits-all Hollywood entertainment.
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A film solely made for children with very little adult substance to sustain it's tedious 142 minute running time. I will say that Robin Williams and all the kids involved throughout this film are very well-cast and they make the film seem better than it really is. It may have one of the silliest and most unnecessary stories, but the payoff is nice and it makes what was ridiculous worth it in a way. I can neither confirm nor deny whether I liked this film or not, because it had so many elements that I hated, but quite a few that I loved as well. Taking place after the event of the original "Peter Pan" from Disney, "Hook" is all about the remeberance of the character and a revenge story of captain hook. Full of cheese, an uneven script, plot holes galore, and a waste of talent by Steven Spielberg, "Hook" is mediocre at best. However, the score, landscapes, and action scenes are very well-done. I never grew up watching this film, so I do not feel that nostalgic factor that some do, but I completely see why people love this movie.
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Wendy Darling: So, Peter, you've become a pirate. "What if Peter Pan grew up?" Hook was one of the many movies I remember vividly from my childhood. It's also one I remember liking a lot more than I do now. The movie is nothing amazing. It's definitely one of Steven Spielberg's weaker movies, but still a fun and entertaining one. The production is pretty large and looks really good, for the most part. How they decided to do the Peter Pan story for Hook is interesting and although it could have been better, I liked it. Peter Banning is a 40 year old lawyer who has no time for his two children, Jack and Maggie. He makes promises to them, but ends up always missing the important moments. Him and his family fly to London to visit Wendy, who is having a ceremony to dedicate an orphanage to her name. Peter remembers her as the lady who found him a family, but Wendy tries to explain to him that he's really Peter Pan. He's forgotten it all, but when his children are stolen from their beds in the night and a letter with a sword through it says Captain Hook; Peter is forced to remember as he is taken to Neverland by Tinkerbell. I like the usage of symbols and foreshadowing in the film. My favorite part of the movie is when the family first arrives at Wendy's house and we get all these little clues from the dialogue. When in Neverland, the movie begins to get extremely silly and maybe to silly for its own good. Hook is a decent family movie. I wish it was as good as I remember it being as I kid, but older eyes show the glaring imperfections. Dustin Hoffman gives a wonderful performance as Hook, which is nice, as the rest of the cast is pretty weak. All in all, it's a worthwhile movie if you like the Peter Pan story, just don't expect anything too amazing.
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Hook Quotes
| Peter Banning/Peter Pan: | I do believe in fairies! I do! I do! |
| Granny Wendy Darling: | You must make yourself remember. |
| Peter Banning/Peter Pan: | Remember what? |
| Granny Wendy Darling: | Peter, don't you know who you are? |
| Jack Banning: | BANG! BANG! |
| Peter Banning/Peter Pan: | Look, everybody just SHUT UP!! |
| Peter Banning/Peter Pan: | Look, everybody just SHUT UP! |
| Jack Banning: | I'm sorry. |