Why didn't this work?
I think one of the frustrating things about Hook is despite all of the talented people involved, there is just something about this movie that doesn't gel together.
John Williams score is good, the acting is not bad, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins are excellent, yet the movie is a misfire.
For myself, I think the movie looks to stagey. Everything in Neverland is an obvious set, and would be at home on Broadway, but on the big screen it somehow doesn't work for me.
I like Peter's journey to rediscover himself as Pan. There are good scenes in the movie but it just never fits together properly.