The Nanny Diaries Critic Reviews

The social bite of the popular novel fades into a generic chick flick.Read the full review

The very rich are different from you and me. And much worse. That's basically the message of the disappointingly banal Nanny Diaries, a film that is even more lightweight and clichéd than the fluff that was the best-selling book.Read the full review

Watching the movie is a nonexperience--like the Upper East Side apartment where most of the action takes place, it's lavishly appointed but joyless.Read the full review

Weak dramatically, and that limits its overall effectiveness.Read the full review

So tightly constructed of clichés, stereotypes and chick-lit tropes that it's inert; no fresh air can blow in.Read the full review

The comedy has several inspired moments and a genuine flair for the satiric, but overall the film leaves you cold.Read the full review

Rarely rises above standard sitcom fare.Read the full review

There's something painful about watching Scarlett Johansson, who looks as if she never had an indecisive moment in her life, struggle to seem ineffectual.Read the full review

For a light comedy, The Nanny Diaries turns out to have an off-putting theme. It glorifies the romance of slumming.Read the full review