Saving Mr. Banks
Where her book ended, their story began.
Where her book ended, their story began.
Comedy, Drama, History
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2013
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Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
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Details
Runtime:
126 min
Release date:
29 Nov 2013
Country:
AU, GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$112,544,580
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 74 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The whole thing leaves you with an appalling chill. It feels like a warning from Hollywood to the ambivalent creators of anything: Take the spoonful of sugar or we'll force-feed it to you.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
3 Jan 2014
fresh:
Pencil Thompson in now for an Oscar nomination, and maybe a win, and prepare to leave the theater humming the iconic songs.
– Gail Pennington,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
20 Dec 2013
fresh:
The sap doesn't run too thick, although it does run, and the movie certainly has a patented Disney upbeat feel much of the time. It's more a spoonful of sugar than medicine for aging baby boomer's souls.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
20 Dec 2013
fresh:
Smart, delightful.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
20 Dec 2013
rotten:
Saving Mr Banks is a merciless film. It hits you with every sentimental low blow it can think of. Then it pounds you again. And when you're down, it jumps on you.
– David Thomson,
The New Republic,
19 Dec 2013