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Metascore®46 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    The film belongs to Linney, whose caustic putdowns and status-seeking veneer barely hides her genuine hurt over her husband's philandering and her distant relationship to her own child. No doubt her diaries would be more compelling than the nanny's. Read full review

  • 70
    Time | Richard Schickel

    Something of an odd-duck movie. It is not a broad comedy or a wildly romantic one, either. Nor is it Edith Wharton lite. But it does partake of all those modes in intelligently observant ways. Read full review

  • 63
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

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

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie itself is sort of bland and obvious and comfortable. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

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

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    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 full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | Scott Foundas

    Like the book, the Nanny Diaries movie never finds a dramatic center. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Because The Nanny Diaries is essentially a two-character story whose supporting players are wooden props, it would help if the actors playing the two were evenly matched. But Ms. Johansson’s Annie, who narrates the movie in a glum, plodding voice, is a leaden screen presence, devoid of charm and humor. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Lael Loewenstein

    Rarely rises above standard sitcom fare. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

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

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