An engaging study of Upper East Side manners from the POV of a Jersey girl. Everything is wrong with the hiring couple, and Annie (Scarlett Johanssen) goes through hell with them, while falling in love with their little son Grayer (Nicholas Art), who reciprocates. Upshot? Mrs X fires Annie on all-false charges. Annie storms back to the flat overlooking Central Park and gives Mrs X a lecture on the "nanny-cam" installed in her bedroom. Six months later she gets a heartfelt thank-you letter from Mrs X, who has left her husband and minds Grayer full-time. Yes, it's a fantasy story, complete with imagery expressed in Smithsonian-type show cases. It's well-written, not too long, and excellently directed, with a strong performance from Johannsen, backed up by Laura Linney as the horrid Mrs X. Good watching for a couple.
Review of The Nanny Diaries
