The classic children's story of a magical nanny becomes a wonderful film...if you're an indiscriminating seven-year-old. For those who prefer something resembling a plot or characters that are not cartoony, it's tough going. Andrews is fine in her film debut but Van Dyke overdoes the goof ball routine and quickly becomes annoying. A couple of the songs are not bad and the dance number on the rooftops is done pretty well. However, the animation scenes are too cheesy and the film doesn't know when to stop. Inexplicably, when it comes to cornball musicals of the 1960s, most critics sing the praises of this dreary film while sneering at the far superior "The Sound of Music."
Review of Mary Poppins
