What actors! The great Miriam Margolyes has a wonderful cameo as a scullery maid, and Colin Firth manfully endures a face full of frosting. And then there's Angela Lansbury, playing her first movie role in 20 years as the villainous Aunt Adelaide.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Will kids like the movie? I suspect they will. Kids like to see other kids learning the rules even if they don't much want to learn them themselves.
75
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Nanny McPhee maintains a satisfying, all-ages balance between broad comedy and human warmth.
A spicy little pastry with just the right proportions of flakiness and gooeyness.
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
An excellent movie… if you're a seven-year old girl. That's less a negative evaluation than it is a statement of fact. This isn't a "family film;" it's a "children's film."
60
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Colorful, noisy and brimming with special effects, the picture may please young audiences simply looking for loud action, but its corny storyline and brittle lack of warmth may discourage both parents and children.
60
Village Voice
Village Voice
If you have someone under 10 to take to the movies, this one is charming and painless.
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
One of those raucous, hyperactive kiddie flicks that knocks you upside the head from its opening frame.
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Even Thompson, the one you look forward to watching, is disappointing.