Advertised, not necessarily as a kids movie, but with Walt Disney at it's center, this movie is a lot more heavy than you'd expect. It's not entirely about the struggle Walt Disney had in getting the rights to Mary Poppins from it's author P.L. Travers, but more about why Travers' background leads to her not wanting to sell the rights to Disney. There are flashbacks to her childhood when her hero of a father's alcoholism leads to his own personal downfall.
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson are extraordinary in their respective roles. The acting is fantastic and watching what happened behind the scenes between these two is a lot of fun. But, the emotional weight is almost too much to carry, especially families taking small children. The tone of the film often shifts too abruptly as well. It was marvelous to watch two iconic actors play two iconic people, but the film was just a little bit too much for one sitting. Especially a film starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney.
C+
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