Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – It’s highly fictionalized but well-crafted, authentic-feeling, and thoughtful—as well as overlong (mostly with the flashbacks) and prone to sentimental cheese in the final act; Farrell’s performance is a highlight—Thompson is good, too, although her grumpiness wears thin quickly; in any case, there’s little doubt that the real P. L. Travers would have completely loathed this film. 6