Pan
Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
13
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Screen DailySarah WardSep 19, 2015
Deftly made and diverting for young audiences but unlikely to linger, with any vibrancy tempered by the familiarity of the tune. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianMarc MohanOct 9, 2015
It's not that Pan isn't entertaining. There's plenty of color and action and some inventive 3-D effects. Jackman's unhinged performance is either gloriously great or gloriously terrible, but captivating either way. There's no magic, though. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 7, 2015
At once thinly conceived and maddeningly over-designed, irreverent and over-serious, and chock-full of strained references (to World War II, environmentalism, and drugs, among other things) and creepy violence, Pan is an elaborate flight of fancy with no vision — which makes it strangely compelling in spots. Read full review
50
TimeJohn AndersonOct 9, 2015
There's no denying that Pan is one ambitious fairy tale. But what's being labeled a "wholly original adventure" feels far from new, never mind necessary. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorOct 8, 2015
In fashioning a creation myth for Peter Pan, director Joe Wright and writer Jason Fuchs have produced such a thin story that they reduce, rather than amplify, J.M. Barrie’s famous characters. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedOct 7, 2015
It’s not about Peter Pan, but about what happened before Peter Pan. The noise you hear is J. M. Barrie turning over in his grave. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 7, 2015
This might have made a decent eye-candy musical for kids. But aside from Nirvana and a choral “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the miner kids, there is no music. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernOct 8, 2015
Hugh Jackman gives the movie a bit of twinkle as a pirate who breathes pixie dust to stay fresh and relevant. Maybe the people behind Pan should have snorted some. Read full review
42
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallOct 8, 2015
Director Joe Wright's movie barely gets off the ground, and gets old quickly. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzOct 8, 2015
If you’re going to make an origin story, make an origin story. On second thought, if you’re Joe Wright looking to tell us where Peter Pan and Captain Hook came from, maybe don’t. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 5, 2015
Jackman occasionally wins a laugh, when he manages to impose himself over the movie's restless clamor. Read full review
40
Total FilmMatt MaytumSep 26, 2015
As Peter Pan should be one of the ultimate wish-fulfilment heroes for kids, it’s baffling to see how he’s been appropriated for such an awfully middling adventure. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 19, 2015
At no point in the entire film is any character allowed to have any fun at all, which is a rather devastating flaw for a movie that’s supposed to be set in an eternal wonderland of play and arrested childhood innocence. Read full review
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