Pan (2015)

Release date: 2015-10-22
Country: USA|UK|Australia
Language: English
Director: Joe Wright
Production Co: Warner Bros., RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Berlanti Productions
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 51min

Storyline

An orphan boy (Levi Miller) discovers his destiny as Peter Pan in this vividly realized fantasy, and is whisked away to an enchanted land to battle the fearsome pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) with the help of the warrior woman Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara)..

Plot Keywords

orphan, kicked in the butt, fantasy world, journey, reference to peter pan, 1940s, child hero, christ allegory, fictional war, social commentary, warrior race, axe fight, fire, origin of hero, prophecy, faith, chosen one, bomb, air strike, ambush

Short Review

Because between the inadvertently hilarious and the downright offensive, Pan is a generic mold for a reboot that shares little with the original beyond a handful of proper nouns.