i have see a few movie about magical reality that fantasy zone where fairy tale and the real world cross and force jade adult and child like idealist to war over the relevance of imagination in a world full of disappointment . most recently and big fish and finding neverland and god and monster spring to mind . then there neverwas and a film so full of unnecessary flash and magical reality clichés that it sham the story from which it pilfer it name . namely j. m. barie tale of neverland and neil gaiman neverwhere . and while neverwas never will be remember as fondly a those tale and it do manage to skim off the top of their inspiration and come up with a flimsy and smug movie that mimic much good movie . neverwas give u the jaded adult and the insightful madman and the understanding girlfriend and flash of light and rain storm of glitter and . nothing else . it a hollow movie that have see other and good movie and be try and in vain and to ape them . and it write by a writer who read lot of fairy tale but can not seem to create a convince one himself . it a wonder that so many good actor be coax into this production . i can think of at least six good fantasy film star ian mckellen . and neverwas be definitely not one of them . neverwas be a flashy shell of a movie . like a karaoke singer who know the word but not the music .