26 December 2013

Saving Mr Banks (2013; John Lee Hancock / Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith)

Who here remembers Sunday evenings in front of the box for an hour with Disney and friends? Who here has watched Mary Poppins ad nauseum in this lifetime? Who here is a fan of Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti, and Colin Farrell?

I don’t think I did too shabbily with two out of the above three, and I don't think not having watched Mary Poppins in its entirety detracted at all from my enjoyment of this film.

Great writing that shines all the more with perfect casting and deft direction, Saving Mr Banks was a stellar watch in the closing daylight hours of a Christmas Day.

Ho ho ho.