Seven naughty children where their only idea of fun is to get rid of their latest nanny faster than their last one. Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) updates the old favourite Mary Poppins for the 21st century and credits the children with the ability to learn from their mistakes and to take the consequences of their decisions.
Father (Colin Firth) has to marry by the end of the month or else his is disinherited by Auntie (Angela Landsbury). Suffice to say all ends how it should in a fairy tale. Fantastic sets and costumes, fast moving film with jokes for everyone in the family. Watch out for fantastic comedic appearances by Celia Imrie, Imelda Staunton and Derek Jacobi. So good that after I hired it the first time I went out to buy it for £13.74 from DotcomDVD so that I could watch it twice to see what I missed the first time!
The DVD extras are excellent and show Thompson and Firth at their comedic best and the effort needed to make such a visually spectacular film.
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Outstanding
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