In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).

MOVIE REVIEW

Mary Poppins Returns is exactly what you’d expect and want from a sequel 54 years in the making, a fun, energetic, and music-filled jaunt that largely lives up to its revered predecessor—but is also, basically, a safe retread that more than anything will make you want to revisit the original.
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