Enjoyable. Could have done better.

Rating: 5/10 (15 January 2016)

This is not one of those films I'd rush out to see at the cinema, despite the casting, it just didn't entice me to spend £15 for myself and my husband to see it, and another £10 for supper afterwards. But I digress. This title is now on Netflix. It is not for children, as the flashbacks are a bit too dark for children. As a matter of fact, the flashbacks are what holds it back completely. A brief scene wherein Mrs Travers discusses her childhood (briefly) with someone would have been enough. As it was, these scenes dragged the film down both in time and emotion. It wasn't bad, and Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks were absolutely brilliant in their respective roles. But it could have been so much better.