Here is a review to one of Disney's latest live-action sequels, a sequel to one of the most popular and beloved family movies of all time "Mary Poppins", which is a surprisingly decent and faithful sequel to the original.

The story takes place in London during the 1930s. Jane and Michael Banks have now grown up and Michael is now a father. However, his wife passed away last year and now he needs a new nanny. Suddenly Mary Poppins comes back to look after Michael's children. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants Jane and Michael's house in Cherry Tree Lane for a lot of money. Can Mary Poppins help the whole banks family get their house back, or will the businessman take over their home?

The film had excellent acting and singing (mostly from Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins), neat direction and a lovely musical score. It also had a lot of fun songs, beautiful costumes and pretty sets. There were impressive visual effects, great dancing and nostalgia overload. I would also point out that the film had impressive production values.

To be fair I liked the original Mary Poppins more because it had a superior story, more memorable songs and a slightly lesser dark tone compared to this sequel. Also, I felt that the subject matter of losing a mother has already gone much too cliché, especially for Walt Disney Pictures.

It had as many similarities to the original as it needed. It retained just about the same innocent spirit as the classic and was one of the better and more faithful live-action sequels I have seen from Disney. Although it's not one of the best live-action movies I have ever seen, it was most definitely not a bad movie at all. I also loved how they used hand-drawn animation for the animated sequences, rather than flash animation or computer generated imagery. Despite having a slightly darker tone than the original, it wasn't dark enough to ruin the original for me, and the innocent spirit and tone overshadowed the dark tone. There were some new animated films I have recently seen that I liked better than this movie, though I also thought it was just as good quality as "Ralph Breaks The Internet" and 2017's "Beauty And The Beast" live-action remake. Despite being inferior to "Paddington" and "Paddington 2", I almost felt the same amount of pleasure watching this movie as much as I did with both the Paddington movies since all three movies were set in London and felt like a warm homage to the capital of the United Kingdom. I can only recommend anyone who has seen 1964's "Mary Poppins" and liked it to see this sequel, whether or not they will like it. I must warn you however that some people might be affected by the last scenes from the animated sequence, as it was a rather dark and gripping chase scene, though it was one of the most important scenes in the whole movie that was letting the banks family know what the villain wants to do to their house.

Some people with autism might not show any interest in seeing a live-action movie and would only watch movies in animation instead, despite having an animated sequence.

There was no swearing at all whatsoever, but some people might be affected by the word "bloody".

There was absolutely no violence at all whatsoever.

There was a slightly intense chase scene in which a cartoon wolf steals from Michael Bank's children and threatens to make them fall. Although it was a very important scene, some people autistic or not might be affected by it. Also, many lamplighters climb all the way up to big ben, which might make some people feel unsettled, worrying that some might fall to their deaths. The main point of the story is about a father along with his children grieving the loss of the mother. Some people with autism might be affected by the whole chase scene during the animated sequence, such as the wolf threatening to make the children fall even though it was only a bad dream.

There was some tapping noise during some dance scenes that might make some people with autism feel uncomfortable. There were some scenes with very bright colours, a park warden yelling at children to keep off the grass and greedy businessman trying to steal the Banks family's home for money. When the lamplighters climb all the way to the top of Big Ben, some people might worry that some will fall, even though none do. Some people might also get very overwhelmed by anxiety when the whole Banks family race to the bank to prove to the villain that no-one can take away their home. Other people might feel uncomfortable with the subject of losing a mother, especially in case they have lost their own. Others might find the setting of 1930s London unpleasant since it was a very dirty era. There were also some family arguments and a scene in the end in which almost everyone takes a balloon and literally floats high into the air, which might make some people with fear of heights feel deeply uncomfortable, especially at the idea of flying high into the air, many feet above the ground.

The story was quite complicated, so you might have to watch this movie at home, whether or not you want to rent or buy it. If you don't understand what is going on and that you are finding the writing quite complicated, then you can ask your parents, siblings or guardians in general questions about the story, so that you can understand better for the future.