Saving Mr. Banks

Name: Saving Mr. Banks
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Comedy, Music
Released: December 13, 2013
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 13, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks

Summary: When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her belovedWhen Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. [Walt Disney Pictures]… Expand

Director: John Lee Hancock

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Comedy, Music, Family

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 125 min

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James Berardinelli

Dec 19, 2013

Taken on its own, Saving Mr. Banks is a pleasant, crowd-pleasing endeavor. For those with a soft spot for Mary Poppins, however, it's a treasure. Read full review

The Telegraph David Gritten

Oct 20, 2013

It’s Thompson as the heroically unbiddable Travers who makes the most of it; her bravura performance effectively dominates the film. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Dec 12, 2013

The slick but moving Saving Mr. Banks transcends its corporate pedigree to become a great Disney movie about making a Disney movie. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Dec 12, 2013

This is a lovingly rendered, sweet film. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Dec 12, 2013

Edges have been softened, harshness has been transformed into happiness sprinkled with eccentricity. And the paradox, of course, is that we're glad to be seduced. As Disney films go, this is a good one. Read full review

Genevieve Koski

Dec 10, 2013

Those willing or prone to buy into the idea of “Disney Magic” are likely to choke up at least once or twice over the course of Saving Mr. Banks, while those who resist it—the Traverses of the world—will choke on the heaping spoonfuls of sugar the film ladles onto its story. Read full review

David Edelstein

Dec 23, 2013

A fair number of people have responded with tears and laughs to Saving Mr. Banks, but I found it interminable. Read full review

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KNDNumbuh2008

Dec 25, 2013

I think "Saving Mr. Banks" is a best movie that is based on the actual real life events that took place in the making of the 1964 classic "Mary Poppins"

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movietiki

Jan 2, 2014

An astonishing emotional rollercoaster. Both funny and amazingly touching. In the showing I attended their were people singing with the songs and then crying as the movie reached a deeply cathartic ending. This movie will leave anyone who has parents, in particular a father, in tears, notAn astonishing emotional rollercoaster. Both funny and amazingly touching. In the showing I attended their were people singing with the songs and then crying as the movie reached a deeply cathartic ending. This movie will leave anyone who has parents, in particular a father, in tears, not necessarily of sadness, but of remeberance. All in all one of the finest, and most emotionally satisfiying motion pictures I've ever seen. Take a handkerchief, you're going to need it.… Expand

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csw12

Nov 26, 2015

Saving Mr. Banks is wonderful and delightful that gives us strong performances but the key is the relationship between P.L Travers and her story, while simultaneously reinforcing what we’ve always loved about Mary Poppins.

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Trev29

Dec 26, 2013

The movie is delightful, pleasant, and heartwarming. It doesn't try to sell itself more than what it is and makes you appreciate Mary Poppins just a little bit more. Emma Thompson puts on a wonderful performance.

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adhamhany

Apr 20, 2014

It was great seeing how P.L. Travers and Walt Disney conflicted over how to bring her novel to the big screen. The excellent performances by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks helped make this movie what it is.

The story progression is also something i enjoyed. I liked seeing a glimpse fromIt was great seeing how P.L. Travers and Walt Disney conflicted over how to bring her novel to the big screen. The excellent performances by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks helped make this movie what it is.

The story progression is also something i enjoyed. I liked seeing a glimpse from P.L.'s past every now and then, and how it relates to her conflict with Disney.

It's a sentimental, touching, and charming film about being at peace with your past.… Expand

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Porko

May 27, 2014

I thought I was going to hate having to watch this film. Like Mary Poppins this is not a fictional film. My partner and I both really enjoyed this charmingly easy going movie.

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Broyax

Dec 25, 2018

C'est grosso merdo aussi chiant que les "Mary Poppins" ce truc, ce machin à la gloire de Walt, ce bon vieux Walt dont le génie pour abrutir les masses (et notamment les plus jeunes) ne s'est jamais démenti. En tout cas, on tente de nous raconter ici comment la créatrice de "Mary Poppins" aC'est grosso merdo aussi chiant que les "Mary Poppins" ce truc, ce machin à la gloire de Walt, ce bon vieux Walt dont le génie pour abrutir les masses (et notamment les plus jeunes) ne s'est jamais démenti. En tout cas, on tente de nous raconter ici comment la créatrice de "Mary Poppins" a fini par céder les droits de son bouquin à l'infâme Walt qui en a fait alors une bouse de comédie musicale insupportable.

Et pourtant, droite comme la justice, Madame Travers avait dit "une comédie musicale ? jamais !" et résistait depuis moult années aux avances mercantiles de l'emmerdant empaffé. Mais Madame Travers a tout compris de travers apparemment...

Car je ne sais pas si vous avez vu mais "Mary Poppins, le film" est une saloperie de chierie de connerie de comédie musicale à la con ! Donc, présentée ici comme une chieuse emmerdante et maniaque, la Madame Travers l'a eu dans l'os par le malin Walt. C'était pas la peine d'en faire un film de deux heures aussi vain qu'inutile, nunuche, empoté et sirupeux... A la première chanson, j'ai zappé directum de toute façon.… Expand

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