Save the nanny, save their world
The ever lovely (and of course, curvaceous) Scarlett Johansson stars in this light hearted comedy of a nanny taking care of a naughty little young boy. Pretty straight forward right? Well, in some ways yes. However, the nanny (Johansson) is not your typical lowly educated middle aged woman. So please throw your stereotypes away as we explore deeper into her diary.
Annie, the nanny (a wonderful name for a nanny), graduates not long ago from University. Armed with a degree and her mom's nagging, she sets off, albeit reluctantly, to a career in the field of finance. But, she backs out in the last minute due to an identity crisis.
Her dream as an anthropologist helps to dismiss the notion of working in the finance sector too. And as fate would have it, she starts to receive offers from many rich families to be their nanny after a chance episode with Mrs. X's (Laura Linney) son, Grayer. What a chance for her to use her anthropology skills on a high class society. She takes up the X family offer and starts on a roller coaster ride as the tyrant's nanny. After many trials and tribulations, the anthropologist in her discovers that being rich isn't the answer to everything.
The chemistry between Johansson and Linney helps keep the movie entertaining and watchable. It is also interesting to look at things at an anthropologist point of view. The experimental tone of this movie is certainly refreshing and at a personal note I wouldn't mind Johansson as my nanny at all.
3/5
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