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Mary Poppins Returns
    2019-01-16  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

From its opening song—which introduces the audience to Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), a happy street lamplighter—Rob Marshall’s “Mary Poppins Returns” makes clear that it’s uninterested in expanding on the world of “Mary Poppins.”

This film only slightly changes the characters from Robert Stevenson’s 1964 classic.

The two Banks children from the original film, Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael (Ben Whishaw), are grown up and the latter now has three kids of his own, all of whom are struggling to cope with the recent death of their mother.

And thanks to the predatory* banking practices of Michael’s boss, William Weatherall Wilkins (Colin Firth), the whole family also faces an eviction* from their longtime home.

Where Glynis Johns’ Mrs. Banks from “Mary Poppins” was a suffragette*, Jane now is an advocate* for worker’s rights, and just as David Tomlinson’s Mr. Banks was tasked with criticizing Julie Andrews’ Mary Poppins for her cheerful whimsy, Michael has now stepped into the role of buzzkill* for Emily Blunt’s rendition* of the beloved nanny. Similar to the previous film’s scene depicting Mary and the children magically floating up to the ceiling to join their Uncle Albert for tea, we get here a gathering on the ceiling of Mary’s Aunt Topsy’s (Meryl Streep) repair shop, which turns upside down every second Wednesday of the month.

For those who enjoyed the dancing chimney sweeps in “Mary Poppins,” “Mary Poppins Returns” offers a similar scene of cavorting* lamplighters. This new number is charming and playful, with impressive bicycle stunts and choreography.

As Mary, Blunt brings a blend of cheeky humor, puckishness*, and tenacity* to the role, and her initial scenes with the children are nearly as charming as those in the original. But as the film continues, Mary becomes something of a tourist in her own film, often simply following the whims* of the Banks children and chiming in only to offer encouragement.

She has to make additional room for the tedious drama between Michael and the bank and a romance between Jane and Jack.

(SD-Agencies)

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