Female Film Critics 24/375
Making her feature debut, writer-director Emily Skye expanded River from an award-winning short, but the story is a slow burn before it reaches any significant plot twist. Some of this might be because of budget constraints; flickering lights cue eerie moments, and in an economy of characters, River’s employer at a country store is also her therapist.
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Children will love the color, the movement, and the story, but grown-ups will bring more to Mary Poppins Returns. They will bring memories of Mary Poppins, the 1964 film with Dick van Dyck and Julie Andrews, or even the 2013 film, Saving Mr. Banks, the story of making Mary Poppins with Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.
Read moreDisney has announced that production on “Mary Poppins Returns,” the studio’s sequel to its 1964 “Mary Poppins,” has commenced at
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