The give-and-take chemistry of its stars is E-Ticket here.

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2013)

SAVING MR. BANKS (2013) *** Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, BJ Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Bigham, Kathy Baker, Rachel Griffiths. Behind-the-scenes look at the troublesome courtship of sorts by Walt Disney (Hanks at his most folksy) in wooing author PL Travers (starchy and dry-as-a-bone funny Thompson) to purchase the film rights to "Mary Poppins" depicts the curt wet blanket Aussie's struggle to protect her beloved character while reminiscing of her sad childhood. While director John Lee Hancock manages to balance the flashbacks of Travers' family saga with the battle for Disney the screenplay by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith takes some great liberties (the film's Jiminy Cricket like conscience imbued by Giamatti as her chauffeur) with the facts. However it gets the period details nicely and will have you recalling the classic with even more nostalgia. The give- and-take chemistry of its stars is E-Ticket here.