NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

stormhawk2018 "When you need me, but don't want me, then I must stay. When you want me, but don't need me, then I must go." "Nanny McPhee" is about a father, Cedric Brown (Colin Firth), that has a hard time keeping a nanny in house because his kids (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Holly Gibbs, etc.) run the house. Then Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) comes to see if she can help. At first the kids will do anything in their power to get rid of the new nanny; but later Nanny and the kids will help his father trying to marry with the beautiful Evangeline (Kelly MacDonald). Will McPhee leave or stay and teach them how to behave?Pro: Good plot Con: lacking acting I just thought "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" (the two masterpieces that influenced this movie) were a better films.

g-bodyl I never thought much about seeing this film, but I finally got a chance to the other night and I'm glad I did. While turned off by the previews at first, only after I watched this film did I realize what a very good film it is, both for adults and children. There are some silly moments here, but as British comedy/fantasy, this film turns out to be much more fun and clever. I would even go as far to say that this movie is magical and I say that thanks to a very strong ending.Kirk Jone's film is about a recently-widowed father who has misbehaved children and they chase out any nanny who has been there. Answering his plea for help, a Nanny McPhee decides to offer her services and with her five rules, the children will learn not to get on her wrong side.The acting is pretty good in this film as one would expect with Emma Thompson and Colin Firth as headliners. Emma Thompson does a really good job as Nanny McPhee and she goes through a complete transformation over the course of the film. Meanwhile, Colin Firth uses his charming British personality to deliver another solid performance. Also, I'm certainly glad the kids are not annoying in this film, unlike most American films.Overall, Nanny McPhee turns out to be a magical film that is good for both children and adults. There are a few lessons that are worth learning that are scattered throughout the film, and I think that enhances the movie. This is a fun, entertaining film and it does not try to be more. I rate this film 9/10.

Spikeopath 17 governesses have tried to run widower Mr. Brown's house, all have fled after being terrorised by his out of control children. Enter the mysterious and unsightly Nanny McPhee, whose magical timing could not be more apt.Emma Thompson adapts from a series of books written by Christianna Brand known as the Nurse Matilda stories. Directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned), Nanny McPhee is a delightfully funny family adventure that should hopefully cheer the bluest of hearts. With a very old fashioned ethic at its heart, the film loads in some modern day tricks and eye pleaser's and washes it in vibrant colours. Set in some unnamed place, the film is like a fusion of Alice In Wonderland and Mary Poppins with a slice of Love Actually thrown in for the adults.Thompson takes the lead role and has a blast with it, it seems that McPhee is a role she has waited a long time for. Attacking it with gusto yet constantly having a cheeky glint in her eye, Thompson is just perfect and it comes as no surprise to learn that the sequel is imminent. The rest of the cast keep it fun, Colin Firth as Mr. Brown is playing it as Colin Firth does, elegant yet borderline soft, and Imelda Staunton is revelling in playing the almost nut case Brown family cook. Then there is Celia Imrie's horrid Mrs Quickly, big hair, big smile and big bosom, her scenes in the last quarter are quality comedy, while the beautiful Kelly Macdonald impacts with what is the crucial, yet small, role. The kids are not sickly or annoying, led by Love Actually's Thomas Sangster, director Jones deserves much credit for bringing them all together to engage and entertain without pointless histrionics.But this is Thompson's show, a memorable turn in what is clearly a source subject close to her heart. 7/10

gee-15 The Brown children (seven in all) have recently lost their mother and have not taken it well. They have driven away a large number of nannies and are thrilled to hear their beleaguered father say that there are no more nannies. Paradise! However, they have not reckoned on the intervention of a most decidedly unorthodox nanny named Nanny McPhee who appears on the doorstep of the Browns just as the children have invaded the kitchen, tied up the cook, and taken to destroying the room.Nanny McPhee differs from other similar cinematic creations (e.g. Mary Poppins) in that she is uncommonly ugly, scary, and during her first interaction with the children displays behaviors more in common with witches than magical nannies. Interestingly, her behavior changes and her appearance improves as the children not only begin employing long lost manners but learn some valuable lessons along the way about decisions and their consequences.As the children get their comeuppance rather early on and begin behaving appropriately, we realize that Nanny McPhee has more lessons to teach than those about manners and more people to teach than just the children.Mr. Brown is an interesting character. He's sympathetically played by Colin Firth which is good because he's easily the wimpiest male character since Ross on "Friends". However, Firth's portrayal is that of a loving father who has lost his ability to connect with his children (for some very justifiable reasons). One of the most tender moments in the film is the point when Mr. Brown comes downstairs after finally really speaking to and understanding his children to find Nanny McPhee bathed in shadows. She tells him that Lesson Four is complete. "Lesson Four?" he asks. She steps forward from the shadows to say, "To listen." And we realize that not only is Nanny McPhee here for the children but for him as well.Some interesting ideas are presented here about appearances and judging by such appearances. It is the scullery maid Evangeline who sees the children for what they are and likes them despite their bad behavior. And it is Mr. Brown who recognizes Evangeline when she re-enters the house cleaned up and changed through her "adoption" by Aunt Adelaide. One of the children says, "she looks like a fairy princess" and Mr. Brown, smiling says, "she always looked that way". Just as the children underestimated the perceptiveness and affection of Evangeline, she in turn underestimated Mr. Brown's. And nobody suspected the lovely person that is Nanny McPhee until the heart-warming climax when she appears completely altered (and looking surprisingly similar to Emma Thompson) to bring the film to its satisfying close.