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2006
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Nanny McPhee
Positive Reviews
59
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
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1.5
Nanny McPhee falls back on the Nickelodeon principle If all else fails, hit em with a retina searing overload of visual and aural information.
Av Club
2.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG runtime 97 minutes Wide Release Date 01/27/06 performer Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Imeld ..
EW
3.8
Watching the movie, I reflected that the difference between American and British children in the movies is that the American kids tend to run their fa ..
Rogerebert
4.5
If some of the movies effects are distractingly shoddy (see: the unconvincing dancing donkey), Thompson is rather divine.
Common Sense Media
2.0
Quite why, nobody explains: the film barely acknowledges its supernatural themes.
Time Out
4.4
En every way an exemplary childrens film, but its much more than that: at its best, it resembles the gently whimsical Ealing comedies of the 50s.
2.5
However, to reach the movies very old fashioned message that families must cooperate, listen to one another, and respect one another, children and adu ..
1.0
McPhee is a composite of Margaret Hamilton, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and the grunting Karl from Sling Blade.
E Film Critic
3.1
Nanny McPhee is a lively, colorful childrens film, with a satisfying story and an arch sensibility that will especially appeal to adults.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Frothy and fun yet deliciously dark, this may be eclipsed by next months Harry Potter but should be sought out for its own, equally entertaining, magi ..
3.0
Weirdly enough, it is as a cartoony romance movie that McPhee comes closest to finding its footing.
Cinema Blend
3.8
Thompsons script is clever and, despite that monstrous makeup, her performance is deliciously balanced by the standards of what is, after all, a child ..
The Globe And Mail
4.0
A delightful and macabre family film that celebrates the naughtiness of kids as a cover for their playful creativity.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
A delightful surprise, visually witty and almost unfailingly charming, perhaps the best film of its kind since Babe. This should become a family peren ..
One Guys Opinion
4.5
If you have someone under 10 to take to the movies, this one is charming and painless.
Village Voice
3.1
Despite the superb cast, comprised of A level British actors, the script offers nothing remotely adult.Its a straightforward fairy tale, told without ..
ReelViews
3.1
Director Kirk Jones, whose Waking Ned Devine had a lovely sparkle, here establishes and sustains a dawdling pace, falling back on some cutesy CGI and ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
While not quite a classic, it is nonetheless a magically constructed childrens film.
3.8
With a timeless, occasionally Gothic influence, Nanny McPhee feels a bit like Lemony Snicket meets Mary Poppins.
Usa Today
4.5
The special effects are also good, but the movie relies on a good story and interesting characters a lot more than it does on eye candy.This is one of ..
Lariat
2.0
What could have been just a middling kids movie turns out to be sweet and humorous, the first truly joyful film of 2006.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Despite the quaint setting, Thompsons script (from Christianna Brands Nurse Matilda stories) is Mary Poppins for modern temperscoarse, unsubtle and ov ..
News Review
3.5
There are some lapses in the script, most notably a ludicrous dancing donkey and an oversweet fairy tale finale, but when it keeps the magic subdued a ..
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The Conclusion Overall, Nanny McPhee is an enjoyable fantasy drama that will appeal to both children and adults alike.
View London
2.0
It just looks like a lot of actors having a food fight.But what actors!
Cs Monitor
4.0
From a piquant adaptation by Thompson herself of Britains beloved childrens books by Christianna Brand, director Kirk Jones has fashioned an exquisite ..
Film Journal International ..
1.9
The only people who will find such things funny are really young children; while adults are bound to be put off by the films clownish sense of humor a ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
... worth it if your kids are enjoying the movie. Otherwise, a little of Nanny McPhee can go a long way.
Internet Reviews
3.8
Whenever Im asked if theres a genre of movie I dislike, I usually claim to be open to anything..Im lying, apparently.
Boston
3.5
Its striking combination of day glo psychedelic colors and a rich streak of morbidity is enough to keep it afloat most of the time despite those momen ..
Mountain X
3.8
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Star Tribune
1.5
The comparisons to Mary Poppins may be inevitable, but Nanny McPhee has more in common with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder, no ..
3.1
Nanny McPhee has its own enduring charm, a mix of witty dialogue, pie throwing slapstick and eccentric family portrait.
Toronto Star
4.0
Thanks to Nanny McPhees advice and the childrens quick thinking, the nuptials turn into a slapstick circus and end with the triumph of true love.
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
4.0
Its colourful, bright and funny, with splendid production design, and apart from the central characters, everyone is a larger than life caricature.
3.0
Unlike the iconic Mary Poppins (1964), Nanny McPhee is far from perfect in every way.
Bbc
2.5
It is an inconsequential story development that proves nothing and seems to wrong headedly suggest that outer beauty is just as important as whats ins ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
This Mary Poppins by way of Lemony Snicket film treads familiar ground, but does so in a charming and unpretentious way that is likely to fascinate ch ..
Las Vegas Weekly
4.4
This isnt your ordinary Mary Poppins but more a magical nanny story for the Harry Potter generation.
Hollywood
3.0
But the extreme makeover doesnt take, and the end result is nowhere near enchanting.
Seattle Pi
5.0
This is so deliciously over the top on so many levels...from beastly behavior to gross and excessive destruction to gross and excessive excesses...wit ..
Tony Medley
4.5
Though the film is funny throughout, it balances the humor with lessons for the children and the adults that are given a light touch.
Pajiba
4.4
In fact, this tale is so fun, frothy and frivolously fabulous Im sure I havent stopped smiling ever since I got out of the press screening over two we ..
Movie Freak
3.0
Its more of a kids film than a grown ups movie, with a good message at its heart.
7M Pictures
0.0
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Film Freak Central
3.0
A fugly Mary Poppins meets Nanny 911 in this family comedy whose overly familiar elements still go down easily as if with a spoonful of sugar.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Thompsons the title caregiver in this witty, rollicking kids movie that adults will enjoy, too.
E Online
3.8
Its impossible to watch Nanny McPhee without drawing comparisons to that other British nanny, Mary Poppins, and while Nanny McPhee will never be consi ..
Three Movie Buffs
3.8
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Kansas City
1.5
Providing some of the most entertaining 90 minutes youll spend this spring, Nanny McPhee, even 16 years on, is proof that childrens entertainment need ..
Stuff
4.0
There is something deeply satisfying about a fable that . . . pays strict attention to the serious moral lesson to be learned from it while also stric ..
Killer Movie Reviews
4.5
This ultimately works because Thompsons script delivers on its promise.
5.0
Emma Thompson has provided an amazing script that is smart and wholesome (what a charming change from the usual)
Waffle Movies
1.3
A howling headache inducer that features bratty urchins prone to torturing people and a color scheme resplendent with hot pink bustiers and peeling li ..
Chron
2.5
Despite some disappointing flaws, Thompsons toothsome performance, the colorful production design and an affirmative portrait of a large family make N ..
Decent Films
3.0
And while those classics, like Julie Andrews incandescent Maria and Poppins, were practically perfect in every way, Nanny McPhee is quite deserving of ..
Guide Live
2.0
But too much of the equation never coheres; too many aspects of the production feel disjointed and lost.
Flip Side Archive
3.0
The film delivers the kind of humor and excitement that is expected from the genre, with an extra helping of deviance and sharp wit.
From The Balcony
4.0
Thank you, Nanny McPhee, for restoring my faith in the family movie
Filmcritic.com
3.8
a delightfully odd tale... (Thompson) fills her story with amusing situations and an appealingly whimsical atmosphere.
James Sanford on Film
2.5
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Movie Eye
4.5
With one tap of her cane, Nanny McPhee will charm children and adults alike.
TheMovieChicks.com
2.0
Nanny McPhee offers solid family entertainment in the face of it all. Mary Poppins, eat your heart out.
Detroit News
2.0
Its no Mary Poppins, to be sure. Whatever could be But even that magical movie icon would be excessively diverted by Nanny McPhees antics.
Review Journal
4.4
The final scene, in an enchanting August snowstorm conjured by Nanny McPhee, is truly magical; even grown up children may well find their breath taken ..
Seattle Times
3.1
This Wynwood Chinese restaurant made Bon Appetits list of Americas 50 best new restaurants Heres your first look inside Vista, Upper Buena Vistas firs ..
Miami
2.0
Under the clumsy direction of Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine) Thompsons witch of a nannyshe sports a single eyebrow, two hairy warts and one overly lon ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.5
Nanny McPhee really works ... despite all of its common plots and ideas, because it stays true to storybook conventions that have never and will never ..
Cinematical
3.0
Its about time somebody put some enchantment back into the profession, and McPhee is the appealing and visually vibrant family film diversion that pro ..
Film Jerk
5.0
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2 The Advocate
2.5
As entertainment for anyone over 10, Nanny McPhee is a supercalifragilisticexpialadisappointment.
Chicago Tribune
2.5
Fire Horse is a nice enough film, but at the risk of being a curmudgeon, I am hard pressed to see what all the fuss is about.
The Tyee
1.5
Should play well with the small fry, though adults may be more bothered by the clumsy shifts in tone.
3.8
Nanny McPhee is an irreverent tale that somehow becomes endearing by making discipline diverting.
Zap2it.com
3.8
What initially feels like a knockoff of Mary Poppins blossoms into something else entirely an assured, spunky story with such a resonant feel that it ..
Arizona Daily Star
2.5
Nanny McPhee should work for the kids, but its the unusual adult who will find these proceedings charming.
5.0
The result is quite wonderful, a funny and affecting family confection. Only time will tell, but it may even be a classic. Its that good.
Democratand Chronicle
2.5
Nanny McPhee is clever enough, but it never feels like its hitting quite the right notes.
Freep
4.5
For a movie that aspires to capture the magic of a classic fairy tale, Nanny McPhee has all the warmth and charm of the assembly instructions for an I ..
Rich Mond
2.5
Theres also a rambunctiousness that sometimes pushes the script out of the realm of strictly wholesome preteen fare.One extended spasm of childish bat ..
Style Weekly
4.5
I found myself tearing up right on cue, (Patrick Doyle knows all my buttons) but sincerely, enjoying the magical tale as much as if I were a small chi ..
Cinerina
3.1
Lack of visual dazzle, combined with barely sympathetic child characters, keeps the film from enchanting as fully as it might have.
Sac Ticket
3.0
Everything about Emma Thompsons Nanny McPhee is pleasant. Its pleasantly amusing, pleasantly enchanting and just pleasant enough to take the kids to a ..
Contra Costa Times
1.5
Thompson and Firth are fun...but for the story to work, we have to sympathize with the kids at least a little bit, and thats quite difficult here.
LYTRules.com
1.5
She doesnt sing, dance, or sweep the children off to fantasyland.
The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
3.8
...Just the type of fun, thoughtful escapism that should enjoy a long shelf life on DVD. In one of the most dismal cinematic Januarys ever, Nanny McPh ..
Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
4.5
The kind of movie that I would have loved to seen as a kid. Magical stuff. I look forward to the sequel. Paul Chambers, CNN.
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