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Come Away

2020

Brenda Chapman

Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Keira Chansa, Jordan A. Nash ...

4.2

552

Adventure. Fantasy Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.

	Media	Author	Review
		Amber Wilkinson The Times	"The premise sounds like an idea that evolved from a late-night conversation between film folk who have fallen down their own peculiar rabbit hole (...) More peculiar still, the film that has emerged is terrific (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Chapman finds some charming ways to visualize her young heroes' imaginings, but is less successful at connecting with the characters as flesh-and-blood children."
		Ben Pearson SlashFilm	"'Come Away' succeeds on the strength of its whimsical (but not overly whimsical) script by Marissa Kate Goodhill and its impressive ensemble cast, and soars thanks to Chapman’s stellar direction"
		Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"This kind of revisionist fictional Victorian England is welcome, why not? Not everyone believes Santa Claus, for instance, must be white. But sadly, the movie stumbles on its way to fantasyland."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Good luck finding the magic in this inexplicably serious and mostly depressing mashup between the worlds of J.M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll."
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A smart, stylish mash-up of 'Peter Pan' and 'Alice in Wonderland' (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An indigestible lump of kid-lit stodge (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"
		Moira MacDonald Seattle Times	"[It] is lovely but not fully grown (...) 'Come Away' is very good at conveying the magic of a child’s world (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"In spite of these storytelling jitters, I still find 'Come Away' commendable and endearing"
		Danny Brogan Common Sense Media	"'Come Away' promises much but delivers little (...) The subtext is laid on far too thick, with any peril telegraphed with lazy cliches (...) An opportunity missed."

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