If you recently saw the brilliant,now in theatres,The Kite Runner,you were treated to another Marc Forester directed gem that intimately explores the hopes,dreams,longings and sadness of young boys who have been faced with early on tragedy.Well turn back the clock three years and Forester was exploring the identical themes through FINDING NEVERLAND, a semi-factual look at John Barrie, the author of "Peter Pan" and the influential woman and children that were the muses for his famous book on never growing up.Forester, in his very young career, has also triumphed with his Stranger Than Fiction where a "boyish" Will Ferrell keeps hearing an author's voices in his head.Forester's style in his films is gentle,whimsical and playful,and FINDING NEVERLAND never becomes Splenda sweet.The film, though involving the magical world of Peter Pan as dreamed up by Barrie (Johnny Depp in ANOTHER Oscar nommed role...when will he win??!!) is fraught with real life drama and tragedy concerning the loss of parents and the disintegration of marriage.These elements serve to make the viewer long for the world where we "never grow old", and Forester knows how to get his viewers there.With supporting roles by Kate Winslet and the recently Oscar nommed Julie Christie (Away From Her [Special Edition],this film highlights the younger Freddie Highmore,as the young Peter, who has had quite a year with August Rush, The Golden Compass (Widescreen Edition) and The Spiderwick Chronicles [Theatrical Release].Turn back the clock.Stop being an adult and revisit a film that charmed us all in 2004 and was nominated as BEST PICTURE.