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List Price: $19.95 | | Label: Weinstein Company
Salesrank: 25449
Released: December 4, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Annie is a young girl from a working-class neighborhood who suddenly finds herself working as a nanny for wealthy family in Manhattan s Upper East Side. Between catering to the every whim of her employers and their precocious son and falling in love with their gorgeous neighbor Annie tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life. System Requirements:Run Time: 104 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 796019803496 Manufacturer No: 80349
Description of The Nanny Diaries (Full Screen Edition):
Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the film version of The Nanny Diaries is a cute chick flick, but it lacks the witty tone of the novel, which took time to flesh out the characters. The tone is set early on when the narrator notes, "In Africa they have the saying: 'It takes a village to raise a child.' But for the tribe of the Upper Eastside of Manhattan, it takes just one person: the nanny." Recent college graduate Annie Braddock (a brunette Scarlett Johansson) becomes the nanny for Mr. and Mrs. X, a narcissistic and selfish couple who have no clue that what their precocious son Grayer really needs is a mom and a dad who will pay attention to him. At first, Annie can't believe her good fortune. Caring for Grayer a few hours each day in the X's luxurious apartment seems like a dream job. But as her job turns into a 24/7 nightmare, she loses her identity and becomes Nanny. Annie's attempts to befriend her oddly charismatic boss are met with rebuffs by Mrs. X (Laura Linney). When Annie mentions her home life, Mrs. X is stunned. "Nanny, you never mentioned you had a mother," she says, as if she expected that nannies were shot out of giant pods. Despite the film's flaws, Linney is a standout. Like Meryl Streep, who made an unlikeable character sympathetic in The Devils Wears Prada, Linney brings humor to her role. Unfortunately, Paul Giamatti (as the philandering Mr. X) and singer Alicia Keys (as Annie's best friend Lynette) are wasted in their thankless roles. While we are meant to feel sorry for Annie, we are left wondering why a beautiful and educated young American woman would allow herself to be manipulated into working ridiculous hours for less than minimum-wage pay. When Annie finally does stand up to her employers, it's a little too late. For everyone. --Jae-Ha Kim
The Nanny Diaries (Full Screen Edition) Reviews:
Not That Bad 
2008-07-23 - It's not a bad movie to rent. I wouldn't own it. Definatly saw worst. Kind of reminded me of Bridget Jones.
By Far and Without a Doubt the Biggest "EMBARRASSMENT" in Scarlett Johanssen's career! 
2008-05-13 - First of all let's be clear on a couple of things:number 1 I don't hate this movie 'cause it's what some may refer to as a "Chick Flick"(true I am a man but I don't even believe in the term "Chick Flick" anyway. And second I love Scarlett for her beauty,grace,sex appeal,(and let's face it she's one of the few actresses lately who's more than just a "pretty face"). Now that being said the problem is that not only does this reprehensible piece of sh** TOTALLY SUCK but on top of that it's the worst movie she's been in since A Love Song For Bobby Long! I mean for starters there's that really corny opening using museum exhibits as completely confusing metaphors! Also there's that B.S. with her starting out referring most everybody by aliases to begin with(ie Mr. and Mrs.X and Harvard Hottie! How moronic is that!) And then at the end when you realize you don't even care anymore you find out the said characters "real names"! Next the only character who's name you do get to know about right away is the kid's! And then of all the stupidest names they could give him his name is Grayer! What the f*** kind of a name is that! Grayer than what a cloudy sky, an old lady's hair,WHAT! HA HA LOL! Anyway the script was pure Dogsh** and the scene where Scarlett Johanssen and Alicia Keys are singing along with George Michael's Freedom was sheer embarrassment! Especially since a)I hate George Michael and b) When Scarlett was standing up while the car was moving and dancing while wearing sunglasses she looked ridiculous! Oh and that scene in some bar where all these guys are criticizing her for being a nanny she spouting one h*** of a corny line afterwards! And I hate Laura Linney and the fact that Alicia Keys had very little part in it! In summation if you want to see Scarlett Johanssen in a good movie watch Ghost World or Lost in Translation and skip this waste of time!
OK
2008-05-07 - A little less than expected to be honest. The film starts off with a hilarious narration by "the nanny" - an anthropological analysis of the 'tribes' in new york city, categorizing the women in different 'species.' I was completely sucked in at the beginning and then for the rest of the movie waited for the clever plot that never came. There was nothing new. A young, innocent woman in her early twenties discovers 'real life' by experiencing a mundane hardship.
Most of the performances weren't so bad. Laura Linney, truly one of my favourite, favourite actresses, was great as always. Alicia Keys wasn't bad either as the laid back girlfriend of 'the nanny.' It did feel like she was playing herself though. Scarlett Johansson , as beautiful and talented as she is, I though was mis-casted. With a comedy like this, I think actresses like Anne Hathaway or a younger Julia Roberts would have been more appropriate and believable for the role.
All in all....an 'okay' film.
Scarlett made it bearable 
2008-05-06 - Being male I found this movie's portayal of the sexes disparaging to say the least. It has women as honest, hard working, kind, and constantly taken advantage of. Men, on the other hand, bad men! Men are adulterous, sexist, selfish pigs, and always taking advantage. Except for the College Hottie (who I'm sure all us average Joes can relate to). Don't mistake me...I'm not obssesed with hating this movie or anything. I'll probably write this review and forget about it. But I'm sorry I wasted two hours watching it.
Not very convincing or impressive
2008-03-22 - Annie Braddock is a bit lost in her young life, so she becomes a nanny to an unbelievable Upper East Side Manhattan couple's young boy.
There's nothing striking about the movie. Mr. X, the father, is a high rolling executive who has time for his wife or son, but does have more than adequate time for his mistress. Mrs. X is a vapid, dreary woman, also more concerned with everything other than her son.
Little Annie stays in this household - which is absolutely unbelievable. The plot says she does it for the child. But you know what? That's unbelievable too.
Annie cries on the shoulder of her girlfriend, meets the boy upstairs, puts up with endless nonsensical situations and a few lectures from her mother.
Not the worst movie ever made, but definitely not one that you'll remember a week later.
Jerry
