The Nanny Diaries (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini

Writers (WGA):

Shari Springer Berman (screenplay) &
Robert Pulcini (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about life at the top, as seen from the bottom.

Plot:

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Plot Keywords:

Nanny | College | Little Boy | Harvard | Anthropology

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	6:15 AM	SHOW
Sun. Nov. 15	4:05 PM	SHOW

Cast

Scarlett Johansson	...	Annie Braddock
Donna Murphy	...	Judy Braddock
John Henry Cox	...	Dean
Alicia Keys	...	Lynette
Lewis Payton Jr.	...	Bike Messenger
Sonnie Brown	...	Human Resources Director
Georgina Chapman	...	TriBeCa Fashionista
Nicholas Art	...	Grayer (as Nicholas Reese Art)
Jodi Michelle Pynn	...	Screeching Lady
Mike Rad	...	Dude
Laura Linney	...	Mrs. X
Joanna Heimbold	...	Glamour Mom
Marla Sucharetza	...	Charity Mom
Phoebe Jonas	...	Xanax Mom
Allison Sarofim	...	Eating Disorder Mom

Also Known As:

Dada ypsilis koinonias (Greece) [el]
Dadim asik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Diário de uma Babá (Brazil) [pt]
Diario de una niñera (Spain) [es]
Diario di una tata (Italy) [it]
El diario de la niñera (Argentina) [es]
Lapsehoidja päevikud (Estonia) [et]
Le journal d'une baby-sitter (France) [fr]
Le journal d'une nanny (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nanny Diaries (Germany) [de]
Niania w Nowym Jorku (Poland) [pl]
Una niñera en apuros (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43432) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Finland:S | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:U | Brazil:Livre | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini wrote the screenplay with Scarlett Johansson in mind for the character of Annie Braddock.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harvard Hottie is reading the letter from Mrs. X at the end of the movie, the words he says do not match the words on the letter.

Quotes:

Annie Braddock: My desire to be an observer of life was actually keeping me from having one.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Feed The Birds

An Overly Cute and Cloying Comedy....

THE NANNY DIAIRIES is a saccharine and annoying comedy that tries to incorporate touches of whimsical fantasy that don't really work. The film stars Scarlett Johansson as Annie Braddock (Why are female movie characters always named Annie, not Ann? I've never known an Ann in my life who likes to be called Annie), a recent college graduate who stumbles into a job as a Nanny for the child of an unhappy, upwardly mobile couple residing on Manhattan's lower east side. The predictable story finds Annie initially hating the position but soon unable to leave because she doesn't want to leave the child alone with his dysfunctional parents. The film suffers from pedestrian direction and a screenplay that tries WAY too hard to be cute and smart, most notably Annie's obnoxious Carrie Bradshaw-like narration that really grates on the nerves. Johansson's lifeless performance in the starring role doesn't help either...the camera loves Johansson but this is performance completely devoid of anything resembling comic timing. Johansson looks embarrassed just being involved in this debacle. The supporting cast is first rate though...Laura Linney's crisp performance as the boy's mother is perfection as is Tony Winner Donna Murphy's turn as Annie's mother and Grammy winner Alicia Keys as Annie's best friend. It cannot be denied that Nicholas Art is adorable as Annie's young charge and hunky Chris Evans is wasted as a romantic interest. It's SEX AND THE CITY meets MARY POPPINS and it just doesn't work.