Great Performances....but...

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2015)

Whilst the performances in this movie are terrific, I could have done with a LOT more
"Making of "Mary Poppins", and a LOT less of the rather tedious childhood flashbacks in Oz !
I felt that these scenes could have been much more succinct. They left me saying.. "Ok, I get the picture. Now, can we get back to the main reason we're all here!"
Emma Thompson & Tom Hanks are outstanding, particularly Thompson who has really done her homework on Travis.
Paul Giamatti is also excellent as P.L.Travers' driver, and B.J Novak & Jason Schwartzman are really terrific as the, long-suffering Sherman Brothers, exasperated by Travis' animosity towards their wonderful score.
On the whole, an enjoyable evening.