Mary Poppins Returns

Here’s a spoonful of reality to make “Mary Poppins Returns” go down: Nobody is going to write another “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” or “Chim Chim Cher-ee” again. Those glorious Sherman brothers tunes from the 1964 original are jammed into our brains as powerfully as “Happy Birthday.”

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Emily Blunt is practically perfect in every way in a 'Mary Poppins' sequel that uncannily recreates the original's wholesome studio-system vibe.

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Emily Blunt brings most of the magic in Mary Poppins Returns

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Twenty years after Mary Poppins left the Banks family, Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) is now a widowed father of three who is in debt and risks losing the family home. So Mary (Emily Blunt) comes back to save the family one more time…

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Mary Poppins Returns is a jolly holiday treat.

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Emily Blunt is spit-spot-on as the iconic nanny of 'Mary Poppins Returns'

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As much as Mary Poppins Returns frustrates upon analysis, it’s far from unwatchable in the moment. Certain sentimental scenes, like Whishaw’s solo about his late wife, work in spite of the corrupted frame.

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Along with Sandy Powell’s bold costume design of stripes and plaids, the fantasy interludes are the movie’s strong suit, with the splashy song “Can You Imagine That?” kicking things into high gear as the trio of children slide feet-first into a bubbly bathtub to magically experience a high-spirited, underwater adventure that quickly convinces the Banks offspring that Mary Poppins is no ordinary nanny.

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With Emily Blunt in the title role, the film exhales an air of the politely mad.

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A spoonful of nostalgia helps the calculated Mary Poppins Returns go down

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Mary Poppins Returns Honors the Spirit of Its Predecessor

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The greatest pitfall of “Mary Poppins Returns” isn’t the familiarity; it’s the cohesion, specifically the lack thereof.

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The original “Mary Poppins” was exuberant, fueled by terrific Sherman brothers songs. Mary Poppins Returns is often just pushy.

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The stars give their all to a never charmless (but often charm-adjacent) movie that slavishly follows in the original’s footsteps

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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review: Too Many Spoonfuls of Sugar

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Emily Blunt is the magical nanny in this scarily accomplished clone-pastiche sequel, which starts terrifically and ends cloyingly – just like the original

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What’s odd here is how closely the new movie follows the original’s arc without ever capturing its bliss or tapping into its touching delicacy of feeling.

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For all of its slavish devotion to Mary Poppins, the sequel doesn’t even seem to recognize its greatest attribute: its star.

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A talented cast isn’t enough to save this sequel to the 1960s classic.

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The movie is a bit of a mixed bag from the get-go, with a wide-eyed Miranda singing a tune that’s not quite in his range and with an accent that doesn’t fully stick.

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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ desperately wants to be liked, and the result is pretty much joyless

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