Themes: Boss from Hell, Class Differences, Nannies and Caregivers
Main Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Reese Art, Alicia Keys
Release Year: 2007
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Adapted from the best-selling novel, the whimsical, heartwarming comedy The Nanny Diaries concerns Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), a recent college graduate from New Jersey whose nurse mother makes an unsuccessful bid to pressure her into a white-collared business career. Sidetracking this path for more colorful pursuits, Annie accepts a position as nanny and domestic servant for a wealthy couple on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, known only as "The Xs" (Paul Giamatti and a heavily coiffed and accoutred Laura Linney). Annie has her first real taste of servant life when she arrives at the family's residence and promptly sinks into Mrs. X's luxury tub, but is soon shuttled off to her own bare-bones room. Face to face, for the first time in her life, with the vast socioeconomic differences between herself and others, Annie must spend her days catering to Mrs. X's every whim, navigating the emotional land mines set by the domineering Mr. X, and tending to the demands of the couple's mischievous and bratty son, Grayer (Nicholas Art). The situation grows a bit more awkward and sticky when Annie begins to fall for a young man who lives near the Xs, whom she's nicknamed Harvard Hottie (Chris Evans), leading her to seriously reevaluate her career goals and priorities. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Chris Evans - Harvard Hottie; Donna Murphy - Judy Braddock; Nathan Corddry - Calvin; Judith Roberts - Milicent
Credit
Ben Barraud - Art Director, Ann Goulder - Casting, Gary Binkow - Co-producer, Michael Wilkinson - Costume Designer, Timothy Bird - First Assistant Director, Shari Springer Berman - Director, Robert Pulcini - Director, Robert Pulcini - Editor, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Dany Wolf - Executive Producer, Kelly Carmichael - Executive Producer, Mark Suozzo - Composer (Music Score), Randall Poster - Musical Direction/Supervision, Mark Ricker - Production Designer, Terry Stacey - Cinematographer, Richard N. Gladstein - Producer, Dany Wolf - Producer, Allan Byer - Sound/Sound Designer, Shari Springer Berman - Screenwriter, Robert Pulcini - Screenwriter, Andrew Baseman - Set Decorator, Emma McLaughlin - Book Author, Nicola Kraus - Book Author
A 21-year-old, Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson) is a recent graduate of Montclair State University becomes a nanny to the X's family: Mrs. Alexandra X (Laura Linney),Mr. Stan X (Paul Giamatti),Grayer Addison X (Nicholas Art), on the Upper East Side of New York City who turns out to be the family from hell. Life becomes complicated when she falls for a neighbor whom she nicknames Harvard Hottie (Chris Evans).
Scarlett Johansson at Columbia University during the shooting of The Nanny Diaries.
As of September 1, 2007, the film had an average score of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 33 reviews.[1] On Rotten Tomatoes, 30 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 93 reviews.[2]
The film opened at #6 at the U.S. box office and earned $7.4 million in 2,629 theaters in its opening weekend. As of November 23, 2007, the film had grossed $25,918,399 domestically and $9,451,716 overseas for a total worldwide gross of $35,370,115 against a $20 million budget.[3] By the reviews of the SF Gate, it is the 6th worst movie of 2007.[4]
