Who doesn't know the story of Peter Pan? Who hasn't seen the classic Disney film? How many of us can actually relate with Peter?

Well, if you're one of those people who identify with Peter and don't want to grow up, this film is for you, but not for the reason you think...

It's 1903 and we're in London. Renowned playwright J.M Barrie's (Johnny Depp) latest effort has received less than positive reviews, but he saw that coming really. This failure places pressure on James to write another play and quickly, as impresario Charles Frohman needs a replacement play to keep his theatre alive. Out for a walk with his dog hoping inspiration would come, James stumbles upon the Llewelyn Davies family, the recently-widowed Sylvia (played by Kate Winslet) and her four adolescent sons. And that was the start of a great friendship....and a story every child would one day know.  

Sylvia's third son, Peter (Freddie Highmore),  is the only one in the family who isn't ready to accept James's friendship, as he's still very much immersed in his grief. And that's not just any random Peter we're talking about. It's the boy who would one day become Peter Pan! But if you want to dive more into the story of how Peter Pan was created, you'll have to watch the film.

Now in real life, it was Michael Llewelyn Davies who inspired J.M Barrie to write Peter Pan, not Peter curiously enough. However, nobody knows why he decided to name the main character Peter. One idea is that his brothers and Peter behaved mostly like adults at a very young age and Barrie wished they'd had more of a childhood, so he immortalized Peter as the symbol of youth.

The leads, Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet are both mesmerizing in their respective roles and the film is just as sweet and moving as you expect it to be. What is truly breathtaking is the mere fact that James and Sylvia came into each other's lives when they needed it the most. 

The various themes that the film deals with are fundamental and remind us that sometimes growing up comes too soon and too painfully, don't you think?