Nanny McPhee

Pros: Thompson, Firth, Set Design, Cinematography, Special Effects, Supporting Cast
Cons: Lack of original story

I’m a big fan of fluffy magic. The kind that doesn’t hurt anyone, or involve elaborate spells or incantations. Benign, fun magic that can be had with the twitch of a nose or the wave of a hand….or even the thump of a walking stick. ...

Pros: Cast, humour
Cons: None whatsoever - unless you're in the mood for a serious movie!

Nanny Mcphee, adapted by Emma Thompson (who also stars as the eponymous nanny) from the Nurse Matilda books by Christiana Brand, is destined to be an enduring children’s favourite. With a storyline that wouldn’t seem out of place in a ...

Pros: Fun, entertaining family movie that won't bore adults.
Cons: Could be too silly in places for some people.

I wanted to see Nanny McPhee after the first time I saw a preview in the fall of 2005. The movie was released in the United States until late in January of 2006 and unfortunately once it was released, it didn’t come to the only theater ...

Pros: Beautiful from the opening scene to the final credits
Cons: Not one

I know. "An Instant Classic" is an overused critics' praise. But folks, this movie deserves that praise and more. Why do I say "For All Ages"? Because the movie has appeal for people of any age. (O.K., maybe not infants). But, I also mean that ...

Pros: Wonderful cast (especially Thompson and Firth); humour; fairy-tale sensibility
Cons: Offbeat humour and scary nanny might frighten some younger children

Emma Thompson is a marvel! Once again she has proved herself an adept screenwriter, story adapter and actress all rolled into one. This time she brings her talents to bear on the hilarious and charming fairy-tale Nanny McPhee. Elements of ...

Pros: wonderful performances, humor and heart
Cons: over-the-top nature could annoy some

Two of my absolute favorite movies star an esteemed British actress as a nanny to unruly children with distant fathers. Another is a classic novel adapted by E mma Thompson. When I heard of a film combining those ...

Pros: Emma Thompson; great child actors; hilarious cameos; fine screenplay
Cons: A little too energetic and cliched for its own good

NANNY McPHEE is a "government nanny," whatever that means, of the CRIKEY! variety. Positively fugly, (And you know what fugly means), she sports a unibrow that would make Liam Gallagher cringe, a malignant schnozzle of a nose which would make Karl Malden ...

Pros: inventive pranks by kids, enjoyable fable, brightly colored sets and costumes
Cons: draws too heavily from other works, feels a bit shallow and flat

Set in a small English town in a 19th Century not too different from our own, Nanny McPhee tells the story of a recently widowed mortician and his seven young children. The intelligent and inventive children have driven off 17 nannies and pretty ...

Pros: Emma Thompson, a scene-stealing baby, magic and mayhem, enchanting and delightful
Cons: some 'funny' scenes not that funny; Colin Firth too self-conscious (did I just blaspheme?)

Ah…the English accent. Either you love it or you loathe it, and if you number among the latter, I would counsel you to pass on this movie. For Nanny McPhee features a brood of children, most of whom speak with the plummiest of prep school ...

Pros:
Good Story
Great Makeup

Cons:
Predictable
Too many characters (children)

Movies are always advertised to be like something else. The problem is that they don’t take into consideration that modern movies are somewhat different from older films. As such, when you hear that Nanny McPhee is the modern Mary Poppins, don’t believe ...

Pros: Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, Colin Firth (yum) and the wonderful script
Cons: The rare movie that has no cons

I just love it when I go see a movie I know nothing about...expecting nothing...and then get blown out of my seat. That’s what happened with Nanny McPhee. I was not familiar with the popular Nurse Matilda books the movie is based upon, primarily ...

Pros: Delightful performance by Emma Thompson
Cons: Ending was too much like a Greek comedy

My title was just a teaser, so if you are reading this... it worked. Anyway, as you can see by my 4 star rating, I liked this movie enough to write about it. Emma Thompson, most recently coming off the movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" ...

Pros: Good all round childrens movie that grown ups will love too
Cons: none at all.

This movie has been adapted from the "Nurse Matilda" books written by Christianna Brand. Directed by Kirk Jones and Emma Thompson is the screenwriter as well as playing Nanny McPhee. This is a wonderful tale about 7 incredibly naughty children, Simon, ...

Pros: A very entertaining, and slightly edgy, movie for children and grown-ups.
Cons: Leave the logic at home.

Everybody here saw, one way or another, MARY POPPINS, right?? OK, well here's a somewhat edgier tale of a enchanted and enchanting governess. NANNY McPHEE is based on the three "Nurse Matilda" books by Christiana Brand (died 1988), with some changes ...

Pros: A great film for kids - with wonderful life lessons.
Cons: Your kids may become addicted to this DVD.

Of all the so-called family films I’ve seen in the past couple years, two have stood out as films I’ve told adults to go see - whether they have children or not. One is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the second is Nanny ...