Review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) by Compi24 — 08 Jan 2019

Acclaimed musical director Rob Marshall employs his "Into The Woods" collaborator Emily Blunt to revisit a classic. Somehow the resulting product, "Mary Poppins Returns," ends up simultaneously being one of the most unnecessary and uninspired sequels I've ever seen, yet still a watchable one.

A film where its circumstances and central conceits are ultimately more dire than its predecessor's, there's almost nothing about its musical aspects that's worthy of screentime. The musical numbers only serve to distract the main characters from the central conflict of the film.

Mary Poppins as a character is borderline inconsequential to the course of events and the songs themselves are almost entirely unremarkable. Still, as someone who's not necessarily a "Poppins" purist, it doesn't bother me all that much.

It's just a harmless, silly, disposable junk food film. Don't expect much more than that.