Title: The perfect family rental for afternoon tea
Product review: So many were comparing "Nanny McPhee" to Julie Andrews' prim and elegant Mary Poppins that I expected little more than a garish ripoff. I was wrong. Emma Thompson's "Nanny McPhee" is refreshingly charming. What could have been a frothy confection of a movie is pulled together into a lovely fairy tale by Thompson's and the director's attention to detail: the use of color, Nanny McPhee's increasing beauty, the children's distinct personalities, etc. Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald (Evangeline), and Angela Lansbury (Aunt Adelaide) give touching and hilarious performances. Not the best movie of the year, of course, but certainly a brilliant little story worth a rental and perhaps a buy.
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