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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 131 min United States of America PG 6+
★7.2
Fantasy, Family, Comedy
Director: Rob Marshall
📖 Based on the novel
«Mary Poppins»
byP. L. Travers
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Description
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
Budget:
$130M
US Gross:
$171.96M
Worldwide:
$348.81M
Starring
Emily Blunt
Actor
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Actor
Ben Whishaw
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Production Design
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2019
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2019
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Fantasy Film
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Costume Design
Saturn Awards 2019
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Key opinion
Mary Poppins Returns is a visually polished and nostalgic musical that succeeds largely due to Emily Blunt's grounded, charming performance. While many viewers appreciate its commitment to the classic Disney aesthetic, it is frequently criticized for being overly long and relying too heavily on rehashing the original film's structure.
| Acting | Emily Blunt delivers a stellar, naturalistic performance that effectively captures the character's signature mix of strictness and warmth. | |
| Production | The production design and costumes successfully recreate a festive, atmospheric, and visually vibrant version of London. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay feels derivative, often criticized for essentially acting as a carbon copy or a safe, repetitive skeleton of the 1964 original. | |
| Pacing | The film's extended runtime and frequent, overlong musical numbers cause the pacing to drag, leading to disengagement for many viewers. | |
| Score | The musical soundtrack is polarizing; while some praise the retro, timeless quality of the compositions, others find the numbers excessive and boring. |