L.A. Weekly by F. X. Feeney

Cleverly structured, fast-paced, funny, even moving.

Boston Globe by Loren King

Reliable, standard Disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

A Saturday afternoon stop for the kiddies -- harmless, skillful and aimed at grade schoolers.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

It's certainly a lot more charming than the last attempt at a Peter Pan sequel, Steven Spielberg's star-laden, ham-fisted "Hook."

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

It's refreshing to see a cartoon that looks like a cartoon -- and a lovingly drawn one -- rather than a conglomeration of computer-generated bits and bytes.

Washington Post by Desson Thomson

Even if you tap only a little of the magic of "Peter Pan," you'll come away with some pixie dust.

Washington Post by Sarah Kaufman

A soon-to-be-5-year-old who accompanied me hated the scary parts but loved the mischievous Lost Boys and the big orange octopus that takes over from the ticking crocodile in menacing Hook.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

If Return to Never Land -- doesn't have a story to match the original's in breadth and imagination, it does a smooth job of recycling its characters and themes.

Village Voice by Ed Park

The low-key animation, featuring little that could not have appeared in its '50s predecessor, is all the more affecting for being so pristinely preserved.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

There's always something to look at (an octopus holding his eyeballs aloft, the petulant Jane assaulted by pixie dust), but the story is weak tea.