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“Am I going to be that asshole that dissents on Mary Poppins being a canonized great? Well, yes and no. I think Mary Poppins is a great movie – in parts. The pacing is all over the place, and nearly a third of the film is occupied by the boring story involving Mr. Banks and the bank. Yet there’s still quite a bit to recommend here, like the stretch from “A Spoonful of Sugar” through “Stay Awake,” which is the longest sustained bit of greatness, joy, and weirdness in the film. There’s actually a large amount of weirdness and quirk in Mary Poppins, but only some of it is fruitful and humorous. If they removed Reginald Owen’s Admiral Boom and Ed Wynn’s hysteric Uncle Albert from the final film, things would only improve dramatically. Admiral Boom’s running gag of firin” read more
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