Perhaps it's being a child who watched the original "Mary Poppins" hundreds of times, that left me with such high expectations. Not even an hour has passed since I left the theater, and I can not recall a full lyric from any song. The movie as a whole felt so forced. Who exactly was the target audience? I expected a great musical from the director of a previously great musical "Chicago", but nothing stuck.
Bits and pieces were amazing though: Emily Blunt's performance was superb, the child actors were adequately adorable, and the cameos left smiles on everyone's faces. It's just the fact that this is a continuation of a classic.
If anyone told me they watched this movie dozens of times my only question would be "Why?" Years from now no one will be singing "Nowhere to Go But Up" like my childhood was joyfully flooded with "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
Bits and pieces were amazing though: Emily Blunt's performance was superb, the child actors were adequately adorable, and the cameos left smiles on everyone's faces. It's just the fact that this is a continuation of a classic.
If anyone told me they watched this movie dozens of times my only question would be "Why?" Years from now no one will be singing "Nowhere to Go But Up" like my childhood was joyfully flooded with "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".