Michael himself now has children and has need of a nanny (and moral guidance). The Banks children are grown up and broke in the middle of the Great Depression and are about to lose their childhood home. This follow-up takes place a couple of decades after the original classic. We are treated to an airy and colorful excursion that contains a moral center and a message that is sorely missing from children's cinema these days. While we certainly didn't need it and no one asked for it, Mary Poppins Returns does just that. Of course, they have a better track record than most for "sticking the landing" with all their infinite resources and competent producers. Not so, for the House of Mouse, apparently. ![]() Sequels to movies from 50 years ago are a dicey proposition that even the most cynical of studios balk at.
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