Mary Poppins Returns was lovely. Both the leads (Blunt, Miranda) did a fantastic job. There were moments of delight, especially the Royal Doulton Music Hall. But, the music was just good, not great. It falls short of the original.
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James Stovall
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The original is legendary, so that's a high bar.
Jonathan LaCour
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Agreed! I think what they were able to do was impressive. It was a worthy follow-up, just needed some help with the music. I’m surprised that they didn’t have Lin-Manuel Miranda write the music. I have a feeling that would have put it over the top!
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@cleverdevil I think we're all spoiled by the Julie Andrews portrayal and music, and will probably be unsatisfied as a result with anything that tries to fill those shoes.
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@arush living up to the magic of Julie Andrews is near impossible. That said, I don’t think the performers were an issue. Emily Blunt did an amazing job, as did Lin-Manuel Miranda. The music itself was the main issue for me: it was good, but not great!
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The original is legendary, so that's a high bar.
Agreed! I think what they were able to do was impressive. It was a worthy follow-up, just needed some help with the music. I’m surprised that they didn’t have Lin-Manuel Miranda write the music. I have a feeling that would have put it over the top!
@cleverdevil I think we're all spoiled by the Julie Andrews portrayal and music, and will probably be unsatisfied as a result with anything that tries to fill those shoes.
@arush living up to the magic of Julie Andrews is near impossible. That said, I don’t think the performers were an issue. Emily Blunt did an amazing job, as did Lin-Manuel Miranda. The music itself was the main issue for me: it was good, but not great!