{"id":133,"date":"2014-06-18T00:05:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:37:52","slug":"saving-mr-banks-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=133","title":{"rendered":"Saving Mr. Banks-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Saving Mr. Banks-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director John Lee Hancock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #36<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70283202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1348\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70283202-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70283202\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70283202-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70283202.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saving Mr. Banks (2013) is a movie that transports you back to the wonders of childhood.<\/p>\n<p>It is a delightful, whimsical tale of how the story of &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; made it to the silver screen as a Walt Disney production in the 1960s and there were many challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks (as author P.L. Travers and Walt Disney, respectively) prevent this film from being overly sentimental and even sappy, by their character portrayals.<\/p>\n<p>Travers is a difficult, demanding woman, but Thompson adds layers to her so the viewer feels attached and sympathetic.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks portrays Disney to the hilt as patient and understanding. Travers&#8217;s backstory is heartfelt and interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Saving Mr. Banks (2013) is a mainstream, Hollywood feature, but one that reeled me in from the get-go and never let up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Original Score<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saving Mr. Banks-2013 Director John Lee Hancock Starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson Scott&#8217;s Review #36 Reviewed June 18, 2014 Grade: A- Saving Mr. Banks (2013) is a movie that transports you back to the wonders of childhood. 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