Editing Mary Poppins (film) (section)

===Critical response===
The film received universal acclaim from critics.{{sfn|Steinberg|1980|p=25}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kane |first=Alex |date=November 18, 2019 |title=How to watch Mary Poppins |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2019/11/12/how-to-watch-mary-poppins-disney-plus/2564306001/ |access-date=May 7, 2025 |work=[[USA Today]] |quote=Mary Poppins was released to universal acclaim}}</ref> Whitney Williams of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised its musical sequences and Andrews' and Van Dyke's performances in particular.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Williams|first=Whitney|title=Film Reviews: Mary Poppins|url=https://variety.com/1963/film/reviews/mary-poppins-1200420599/|magazine=Variety|date=September 2, 1964|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218120539/http://variety.com/1963/film/reviews/mary-poppins-1200420599/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Time'' lauded the film, stating, "The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830765,00.html|title=Cinema: Have Umbrella, Will Travel|magazine=Time|volume=84|issue=12|pages=114, 116|date=September 18, 1964|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218091253/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830765,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bosley Crowther]], reviewing for ''The New York Times'', described the film as a "most wonderful, cheering movie … for the visual and aural felicities they have added to this sparkling color film—the enchantments of a beautiful production, some deliciously animated sequences, some exciting and nimble dancing and a spinning musical score—make it the nicest entertainment that has opened at the [[Radio City Music Hall|Music Hall]] this year."<ref>{{cite news|last=Crowther|first=Bosley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/25/archives/screen-mary-poppinsjulie-andrews-stars-as-famous-nanny.html|title=Screen: 'Mary Poppins'|work=The New York Times|page=34|date=September 25, 1964|access-date=February 14, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523184811/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/25/archives/screen-mary-poppinsjulie-andrews-stars-as-famous-nanny.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

For ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', James Powers applauded the performances, visual effects, musical score, production design, and choreography, and commented: "''Mary Poppins'' is a picture that is, more than most, a triumph of many individual contributions. And its special triumph is that it seems to be the work of a single, cohesive intelligence."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Powers|first=James|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mary-poppins-review-1964-movie-1168686|title='Mary Poppins': THR's 1964 Review|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 12, 2018|orig-date=August 28, 1964|access-date=February 14, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728225154/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mary-poppins-review-1964-movie-1168686|url-status=live}}</ref> Ann Guerin of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' criticized the creative departures from the novels, particularly the "Jolly Holiday" sequence. She noted that "[s]ome of the sequences have real charm, and perhaps the kids will eat them up. But speaking as a grownup, I found a little bit went a long way." She concluded, "With a little more restraint and a little less improvement on the original, the film's many charms would have been that much better."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Geurin|first=Ann|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUwEAAAAMBAJ|title=Poppins with Snap and Crackle|magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]]|date=September 25, 1964|volume=57|issue=13|page=28|issn=0024-3019|via=[[Google Books]]|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521081057/https://books.google.com/books?id=rUwEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critics consensus reads, "A lavish modern fairy tale celebrated for its amazing special effects, catchy songs, and Julie Andrews's legendary performance in the title role."<ref name="rt">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mary_poppins/ | title=Mary Poppins (1964) | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=August 18, 2021 | archive-date=March 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309215928/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mary_poppins | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mary-poppins |title=Mary Poppins Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111225401/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mary-poppins |url-status=live}}</ref> Critic Drew Casper summarized the impact of ''Mary Poppins'' in 2011:

{{blockquote|Disney was the leader, his musical fantasies mixing animation and truly marvelous f/x with real-life action for children and the child in the adult. ''Mary Poppins'' (1964) was his plum. ... the story was elemental, even trite. But utmost sophistication (the chimney pot sequence crisply cut by Oscared "Cotton" Warburton) and high-level invention (a tea party on the ceiling, a staircase of black smoke to the city's top) characterized its handling.{{sfn|Casper|2011|p=1881}}}}