While this is a fun and often times moving film, I worry it is exactly the sort of thing P.L. Travers would have frowned upon, turning her personal story into a fanciful caricature for commercial gain. I'll admit I smiled and laughed, and even cried while watching, and it was well-worth a watch, but during the end credits they play actual audio recordings of Mrs. Travers making her "crazy" demands back in the writing room, and it all made me feel a little dirty. It's as if the filmmakers are trying to say, see, we're not even making this stuff up! And we the audience are meant to laugh at how ridicules she was being. Laugh at a real woman trying to do her best to keep her legacy from being mocked by future generations. The irony is not lost on me.

All in all though the film does help remind us all the joy the Mary Poppins film has brought to many people over the last half-century, including myself. If it happens to sell more Mary Poppins Blurays in the process for Disney, then I suppose it's a win-win for everyone. And it might even mean another Oscar for the deserving and always entertaining Emma Thompson.

3 Stars (out of 5)