
Flicks, Steve Newall
“Aw, who guffed?!” exclaims a young Peter (sans the Pan) early in this prequel, an example of the endearing English-ness of its first act - although accents are laid on so thick, I wondered if younger viewers may need subtitles at times. Opening in a Blitz-era orphanage, the latest effort from director Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) revels in some old fashioned cheeky boys versus nasty nuns business as it opens, played largely for laughs, and with the friendship of two youngsters holding centre stage.
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