![]() ![]() This might be her toughest role and her greatest accomplishment. Blunt’s ever since Charlie Wilson’s War, and she has been extraordinary in film after film since then ( Edge of Tomorrow, The Five-Year Engagement, Looper, Sicario). (I am sure it was the opposite!) I have been a fan of Ms. Being able to recreate this memorable character while also allowing her to live and breathe again as a true character allowed to be new and different, rather than just a slavish imitation, is a fiendishly difficult task. This film would have crashed and burned if they had not been able to find someone who could successfully step into Julie Andrew’s iconic shoes. ![]() The best part of this new film is Emily Blunt’s absolutely perfect (in every way) performance as Mary Poppins. It has elements that work and elements that don’t, but it seems to have been made by people, on both sides of the camera, who wanted to respect and honor the original film. I’m impressed, though, by the skill and love that has gone into the making of this new film. (With 54 years having passed since the release of the original film, is this the longest gap between sequels in film history?) When I first heard of plans for this sequel, it seemed like a pure cash grab. It requires a certain amount of chutzpah to make a sequel to a film as beloved and iconic as Mary Poppins. And so the time is ripe for the return of Mary Poppins, who reappears to help bring life and love back to the Banks family. As the film opens, we learn that the bank is about to repossess their family home. ![]() Jane has basically moved in with him, but still they are having trouble raising the kids and making enough money to make ends meet. Michael has three children, but his wife has recently passed away. Set twenty-five years after the original Mary Poppins, the new film Mary Poppins Returns picks up the story of the Banks children, Jane and Michael, now all grown up. ![]()
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