The whole thing can only be compared to the original
by 206er (2019-02-11 11:44:50)

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And Emily Blunt seems, in general, slightly colder than Julie Andrews. (I kept wondering if Emily Mortimer, who played the adult Jane, would've been a better choice.) Lin Manuel Miranda is a song-and-dance master, but his face isn't anywhere near as expressive as Dick Van Dyke's. The movie also seemed to have a different "look," with more diffused colors around the house, etc.

The kids were good actors though. And Firth and Whishaw were great.

i had high expectations for Blunt
by rutfilthygers  (2019-02-11 11:53:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think she's an incredible actress, but I agree that she was a little too cold. Andrews's version was vain and aloof but there was a cheeriness too. I also didn't like Blunt's voice in the movie, it felt too much like a conscious actorly choice.

It's probably just a really hard thing to step in to such an iconic role.

I also thought Whishaw was fantastic.