Takes perseverance

Rating: 6/10 (16 October 2014)

This movie takes a lot of perseverance to get through. The first half-to-three quarters of the movie is quite painful and difficult to endure. The character of PL Travers is so irritating you feel like walking out.
Furthermore, there is a seemingly unrelated story being told at the same time, set in Australia. The sheer nails-on-blackboard painfulness of PL Travers and the random, perplexing nature of the parallel story seem like recipes for disaster.
However, there is a moment of clarity and profundity, where everything falls into place. From then on the movie makes sense, Mrs Travers' character ceases to be a pain, the movie is quite emotional and interesting. Moreover, it ends on a high note.
It's just a pity the good stuff takes so long to arrive.
Ultimately, I only liked the movie because of how it ended. The destination was good, but the journey was painful and one I could easily have given up on.