Mary Poppins Returns

 

Mary Poppins Returns 2018 

·        Director: Rob Marshall

·        Cast: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Colin Firth, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Dick Van Dyke

·        Why?  The cast

·        Seen: 18 December 2025 

Mary Poppins returns as nanny to Michael’s (Whishaw) children. They are about to lose their home to the evil banker Firth.

 Blunt and Miranda are lovely and the music is fun. Every bit as enjoyable as the original, and when ancient Dick Van Dyke shows up it gets even better. 

3 ½ * of 5