on ▁believed ▁the ▁film ' s ▁" intent ▁isn ' t ▁to ▁merely ▁grant ▁these ▁men ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁a ▁platform ▁to ▁air ▁their ▁stories ▁in ▁all ▁their ▁pain ful ▁full ness , ▁but ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁vie wer ▁inside ▁the ▁pers pect ives ▁of ▁everyone ▁who ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁dream ... ▁it ▁does ▁leave ▁the ▁vie wer ▁in ▁the ▁th orn y ▁clar ity ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁know ▁now ." ▁Matthew ▁Gilbert ▁of ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁" part icular ly ▁imag in ative ", ▁yet ▁he ▁adm ired ▁how ▁it ▁chron ic led ▁Rob son ' s ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ' s ▁emot ional ▁narr ative : ▁" It ▁accounts ▁for ▁every ▁stage ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁recover ies , ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁progress , ▁including ▁their ▁dark est ▁feelings ▁of ▁fear , ▁den ial , ▁and ▁shame ." ▁ ▁In ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁Krist en ▁Bald win ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁B ▁grade . ▁She ▁critic ized ▁it ▁as ▁" wo e fully ▁one - s ided " ▁and ▁concluded : ▁" As ▁a ▁document ary , ▁Le aving ▁Never land ▁is ▁a ▁failure . ▁As ▁a ▁reck oning , ▁though , ▁it ▁is ▁un for get table ." ▁In ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter , ▁Daniel ▁F ien berg ▁wrote : ▁Le aving ▁Never land ▁is ▁" about ▁the ▁ 2 0 + ▁years ... ▁Rob son ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ▁[ h eld ▁secre ts , ▁li