The wonderful world of Disney in the early 1960’s is recreated in “Saving Mr. Banks.” This Walt Disney Pictures-BBC co-production tells the story of Disney’s attempts to obtain the screen rights to the book “Mary Poppins” from author P. L. Travers.
The movie centers on the life of Mrs. Travers, with scenes in 1961 centered on her negotiations with Disney, to flashbacks to her childhood in 1906 Queensland, Australia. The performances of the two stars of the show are simply outstanding. Emma Thompson is remarkable as P. L. Travers, or Pam as Walt calls her. She reveals layer after layer of Pam Travers as the film progresses.
Tom Hanks shines as Walt Disney, the legendary filmmaker-cartoonist-entrepreneur that all baby-boomers are familiar with. While not delivering an exact knockoff of Walt, Hanks does capture the essence of his personality and some of his Midwestern way of speaking.
The supporting cast includes Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Annie Rose Buckley, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, Kathie Baker, Melanie Paxson, Ronan Vibert, Rachel Griffiths, and Jason Schwartzman and B. J. Novak as musical composer brothers Richard and Robert Sherman, who wrote the songs for “Mary Poppins.” There were uncredited roles for Krisopher Kyer and Victoria Summer as Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews.
A great time, great fun, and great nostalgia in viewing the watchable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious “Saving Mr. Banks,” a hit at the box office for BBC Films and Walt Disney Pictures.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
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My Review
The wonderful world of Disney in the early 1960’s is recreated in “Saving Mr. Banks.” This Walt Disney Pictures-BBC co-production tells the story of Disney’s attempts to obtain the screen rights to the book “Mary Poppins” from author P. L. Travers.
The movie centers on the life of Mrs. Travers, with scenes in 1961 centered on her negotiations with Disney, to flashbacks to her childhood in 1906 Queensland, Australia. The performances of the two stars of the show are simply outstanding. Emma Thompson is remarkable as P. L. Travers, or Pam as Walt calls her. She reveals layer after layer of Pam Travers as the film progresses.
Tom Hanks shines as Walt Disney, the legendary filmmaker-cartoonist-entrepreneur that all baby-boomers are familiar with. While not delivering an exact knockoff of Walt, Hanks does capture the essence of his personality and some of his Midwestern way of speaking.
The supporting cast includes Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Annie Rose Buckley, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, Kathie Baker, Melanie Paxson, Ronan Vibert, Rachel Griffiths, and Jason Schwartzman and B. J. Novak as musical composer brothers Richard and Robert Sherman, who wrote the songs for “Mary Poppins.” There were uncredited roles for Krisopher Kyer and Victoria Summer as Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews.
A great time, great fun, and great nostalgia in viewing the watchable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious “Saving Mr. Banks,” a hit at the box office for BBC Films and Walt Disney Pictures.