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Saving Mr. Banks

2013

John Lee Hancock

Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti ...

6.7

17,663

Drama A behind-the-scenes look at how the popular Disney film "Mary Poppins" came to be. When Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) buys the rights to her novel, "Mary Poppins," to make into a movie, author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) travels from London to Hollywood. Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Taken strictly on its own terms, 'Saving Mr. Banks' works exceedingly well as mainstream entertainment."	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"An irresistible backstage tale (...) Thick with affection for Hollywood’s most literal 'dream factory' and wry in its depiction of the studio filmmaking process"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The sugar-to-medicine ratio is fixed at around 15 parts to one, but there’s nothing wrong with true sweetness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ashley Clark IndieWire	"'Saving Mr Banks' is witty, well-crafted and well-performed mainstream entertainment."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Saving Mr Banks' is an indulgent, overlong picture which is always on the verge of becoming a mess. Thankfully, reliable old Tom Hanks snaps his fingers and (...) everything more or less gets cleared away. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The legions who grew up on Disney's 'Mary Poppins' will find it delightfully satisfying to hear snippets of its enormously catchy songs and watch its captivating creative journey. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A tasty swig of holiday cheer. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Director Hancock knows a few things about directing crowd-pleasing heartwarmers, having made 'The Blind Side'. This one wouldn't work without Thompson. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The best parts of 'Saving Mr. Banks' offer an embellished, tidied-up but nonetheless reasonably authentic glimpse of the Disney entertainment machine at work."	POS

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