NANNY MCPHEE (2005) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Kirk Jones
Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald,
Imelda Staunton, Angela Lansbury, Derek Jacobi
The unruly offspring of an impoverished undertaker come under the stern care and watchful eye of a horrid-looking governess named Nanny McPhee. W.C. Fields' longstanding antipathy for children would be entirely justified by the behavior of these hooligans, but of course there are lessons to be learned, and Nanny McPhee is just the one to teach them. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay, and has a wonderful time slithering around in the title role.
