An Unbeliever in Disney World: "Saving Mr. Banks" Opens Dec. 20th

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By A.O. Scott

Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks in "Saving Mr. Banks," directed by John Lee Hancock.

HOLLYWOOD---“Saving Mr. Banks,” released by Disney, is a movie about the making of a Disney movie (“Mary Poppins”), in which Walt Disney himself (played by Tom Hanks) is a major character. It includes a visit to Disneyland and, if you look closely, a teaser for its companion theme park in Florida (as yet unbuilt, when the story takes place). More precisely, “Saving Mr. Banks” recounts the consummation, in business and creative terms, of Walt Disney’s long courtship of P. L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins, played with spirited fussiness by Emma Thompson. [link]