Review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) by Justin Chang for Los Angeles Times — 12 Dec 2018
As it is, so much obvious care has been taken to reproduce and update the charms of the Robert Stevenson-directed original — to deliver an old-fashioned yet newfangled burst of family-friendly uplift — that Mary Poppins Returns winds up feeling both hyperactive and paralyzed.
It sits there flailing on the screen, bright, gaudy and mirthless, tossing off strained bits of comic business and all but strangling itself with its own good cheer.
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This review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) was written by Justin Chang and published by Los Angeles Times on 12 Dec 2018.
Mary Poppins Returns has generally received positive reviews.
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