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Dec 13, 2013 · “Saving Mr. Banks” is an intoxicating kiddie cocktail for young-at-heart adults, inspired by a Disney fairy tale based on fact: the making of “Mary Poppins,” the 1964 musical fantasy starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke that would lift the studio’s status from pioneering animation factory to producer of celebrated live-action ...
Aggressively likable and sentimental to a fault, Saving Mr. Banks pays tribute to the Disney legacy with excellent performances and sweet, high-spirited charm. Read Critics Reviews
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- John Lee Hancock
- PG-13
- Emma Thompson
Sweet peek behind Poppins story, with very dark moments. Read Common Sense Media's Saving Mr. Banks review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks
- John Lee Hancock
- Walt Disney Pictures
- There's something about Mary (Poppins, never just Mary).
- Verdict
By Jim Vejvoda
Posted: Nov 13, 2013 2:29 am
Marking the first time that Walt Disney has been portrayed on film, Saving Mr. Banks is the true story of a two-week period in 1961 when author P.L. Travers was finally convinced by the filmmaker to let him acquire the screen rights to her beloved children's book Mary Poppins after he'd tirelessly pursed them for nearly two decades.
The reason why Travers (Emma Thompson) so closely protects her story is the film's "Rosebud." We learn via flashbacks how the story grew out of her childhood in Australia and her relationship with her alcoholic father Travers Goff (Colin Farrell). Her pain of seeing the man she loved the most slowly self-destruct seared her for life so Mary Poppins -- specifically, the novel's Banks family and their patriarch -- became her way of dealing with those demons and keeping her dad alive.
Travers entrusting her beloved characters to anyone else -- even the benevolent Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) -- was simply unthinkable. How Disney and his fellow filmmakers -- the songwriting team of Richard and Robert Sherman (Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak, respectively) and screenwriter Don DaGradi (Bradley Whitford) -- finally won the trust of the prickly, demanding author is the fun part of an often bittersweet tale.
Saving Mr. Banks is that tough to pull off combination of crowd-pleaser and tear-jerker that isn't nearly as mawkish or ham-fisted as it could have been in different hands. Many viewers will likely relate to Travers' daddy issues, her trials dealing with an alcoholic parent, and the safeguards she built within herself to never be hurt like that again. Thanks to Thompson's wonderful, Oscar-worthy performance, you find Travers -- or, as Disney calls her much to her chagrin, Pam -- sympathetic and compelling despite her rude, control freak ways.
Featuring a stellar cast led by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks is a heartfelt ode to the pain of creation, whether it's that of making a movie or the construction of a persona to deal with one's long-held pain.
Saving Mr. Banks is a film armed with excellent screenplay and a top notch cast. As well as the likes of Thompson, Hanks and Farrell, Saving Mr. Banks also features Bradley Whittaker, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Giamatti, B.J. Novak and Ruth Wilson.
Dec 20, 2013 · Reviews Saving Mr. Banks Review. Emma Thompson is practically perfect as Mary Poppins’ creator in this earnest retelling of the movie's genesis.
Saving Mr. Banks is emotional manipulation intended to excuse the blackmail-based commodification of one woman's dream. Full Review | Original Score: D | Aug 6, 2019
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