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Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2015)

I am stunned that no one has mentioned Colin Farrell. I have never seen him so... wonderful. Alas, as soon as I saw the character, I told the hubs, "Alky". That would explain why she was the way she was. I was then prepared to dismiss the movie and watch something else. However, ET and Tom Hanks brought me in a bit more. Then, the flashbacks brought me even closer. Then, Colin Farrell suckered me in completely. I was so caught up in the sure and certain knowledge that Mrs. Travers daddy was going to die that I had to keep watching. And "Feed the Birds": knowing that Mr. Disney went the the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, where Ms. Darwell was housed in her dotage,in order to give her her last hurrah in the biz was wondrous. And I even exed out the fact that Disney was an anti-semitic, anti-union boor. My father was his CPA, and when the park opened, our family was invited to DL and given a fantastic "behind the scenes" tour. We met Mr. Disney in his office, and he got on his knees to say hello to me and my brother, give us a hug and kissed my cheek. Everything was going along really well, until we went "behind" the scene at the jungle ride, and my bro and I were standing on one of the high banks of the "river". The photog told us to step back a little, and next thing I knew, I was tumbling into the killer hippo-filled stinky water, and a guide from one of the boats had jumped in to rescue me. No, really. But Colin Farrell: bravo times a whole bunch. And the Aunt (actress from "6 Feet Under" AND Australian) came to help, with her carpet bag and pots of plants and pineapple and "Spit spot!". Just a great movie. I NEVER thought I'd sit there and cry, for Jane Darwell and Pamela (Helen Goff) Travers, and Colin Farrell's performance. It was like a fantastic, no-calorie meal. See it!