For Fans of the Movie and BooksOthers Not So Much

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2014)

Your Measure of Enjoyment will Most Likely Depend on Your Feelings for the Movie Mary Poppins (1961) or the Books from Mrs. Travers. Otherwise this may be just a bit too Bitter-Sweet to Swallow and Pretty Much a Who Cares? kind of Thing.
The Flashbacks from the Author's Childhood, Supposedly the Inspiration and Reason for the Reluctance to Release the Books Authorization, is Anything but Easy Going. In Fact, it is Downright Depressing. The Battle Between Travers and Disney over the Handling of the Material is Mildly Amusing at Times but Overall a bit Ho-Hum.
This is a Well Acted, Sanitized (Disney-ized by all accounts) Recreation, and it is a Wonder that this Story was thought Commerical at All. As it turned out, the Movie was Well Received but is Nothing Extraordinary. The Film Mary Poppins was Charming but Not Much More, Walt Disney was not a very Pleasant Person and had to be Cleaned Up for this Whitewash, and the Author was Stubborn and Mean Spirited.
The Ending is Expected Disney Claptrap and Overall this is a Curiosity at Best and Recommended Only for Fans of the Film and the Books. Others can Move On without Missing Much.