Review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) by Wiscojoe — 22 Dec 2018
A shovelful of Splenda makes the mediocrity go down, whether you like it or not. 'Mary Poppins Returns' is practically perfunctory in every way. Like 'The Force Awakens' and other recent products fresh off the Disney assembly line, this retread slavishly recreates all of the familiar parts you loved from the original, without bothering to add in the innovation, sense of wonder, and complex shades that made the original worth watching in the first place.
The Disney faithful will love it as it not only preaches but panders incessantly to the choir (this time singing forgettable songs that sound like b-sides from Marc Shaiman's better, though still largely pedestrian, back catalog).
For everyone else, it might be worth seeing just for the costumes and some of the choreography, otherwise just watch the first one.
This review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) was written by Wiscojoe on 22 Dec 2018.
Mary Poppins Returns has generally received positive reviews.
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