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This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

We have the kids who won't behave so Nanny McPhee has to come to their house and sort them out. We've seen that in the first movie already. We also have the typical plot that annoys me in most kids films; "Some man wants us to sell our house and we have to stop him." We've seen this many times before and we don't need to see it again.The CGI was awful. None of the effects looked real. The worst being a baby elephant. According to the director's commentary, a real elephant was going to be used but it died so a CGI one was used instead. We couldn't they get another elephant? Maybe to save money.Also, the poo jokes were too much for a kid's film. Good thing it was cow poo and not human poo.Also, at the end of the first film, Nanny McPhee turned beautiful. What happened. Every 100 years it wears off and she has to start all over again? However, the best thing about this film is the acting. Maggie Gyllenhall is fantastic. She does a very good English accent which is where most Americans fail at this. Except for Renee Zellweger and Robert Downey Jr. Overall, it's okay. If they ever make a third film, I think it should be about where Nanny McPhee came from and how she got the job.

As I have said before when I review a family movie I look at it in a few different ways; first is it appropriate for my three kids, second is it entertaining to me and my kids, and thirdly is there a decent storyline. In the second installment of Nanny McPhee I believe it hit on all three of my requirements. With the feel of a modern day Mary Poppins, without the music, this movie turned into an instant favorite of my kids, 2 girls and a boy. As with the first Nanny McPhee the messages written into the movie were not lost on my kids so they could again understand the transitions of the characters. Emma Thompson renewed her role as Nanny McPhee with a classic acting approach and that is what this movie needs to stay on point.The cast of the movie has one of my favorite actresses in Maggie Smith; she delivers a part that you would expect from her in a family movie. The five children consisting of Oscar Steer, Asa Butterfield, Lil Woods, Eros Vlahos, and Rosie Taylor-Ritson share a great chemistry. It's evident right from the beginning that this is truly a bunch that needs Nanny McPhee. The pretty and natural looking Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a solid part that is miles away from the character she portrayed in Secretary. As the mother/aunt of this bunch she is not the star of the movie however she compliments the children well. If you are looking for a lot of special effects and CGI this isn't your movie. I would say this movie is closer in style to the Disney based movies of the 60's and 70's; and I am fine with that. The movie is fun and enjoyable and a great choice for any family movie night. Grade: B+visit our site at www.twodudereview.com

This is an OKAY kids movie about working together and sharing and blah blah blah but what kills me about this movie is Maggie Gyllenhaal is perfectly willing to kill her children, her sisters children, Nanny McPhee, AND two neighbors for some barley. At the end a bomb (I would assume is conjured by the weird looking chick that I wouldn't let around my pets much less my children) lands in the barely field and the mom let's the CHILDREN try to disarm it and if it wasn't for the crow that happens to enjoy eating explosive putty (because such a thing as hardened putty that explodes was used then, I guess) they would have all been blown all over the farm. Oh and this is besides the fact of the two "hit women" that are about to eviscerate Rhys Ifans in the kitchen and leave his entails all over the place for the children to see and then stuff him like a scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. All in all a perfect children's movie!

A surprising bright follow-up to the first movie. Ugly-looking but wise and sweet-hearted nanny McPhee visits a mother and his three children and two nephews, who try to get their farm afloat and survive while the father is away fighting in WW II.The script, by Emma Thompson, is charming, witty and well carried on, with classical elements that will delight both children and adults, for whom there are very naughty things there.The acting is very good. Emma Thompson is great as the ugly nanny. Maggie Gyllenhaal is adorably charming in her depiction of a struggling eccentric mum. Rhys Ifans is perfect as the weak sweet evil uncle, very funny, as well as his two "nurses". Maggie Smith as Mrs. Docherty and Sam Kelly as Mr. Docherty are just adorable, and show, once more, the great actors they are. The children actors (Oscar Steer as Vincent Green, Asa Butterfield as Norman Green, Lil Woods as Megsie Green, Eros Vlahos as Cyril Gray, and Rosie Taylor-Ritson as Celia Gray) bring the warmth, innocence and naughtiness required by their roles, and all of them are good and believable in them. There are little cameos by Ewan McGregor and Ralph Fiennes, too.The hues of the movie, the wardrobe and the atmosphere are excellent, with a mix of epoque and classical story-telling elements. The special effects are to the service of the story, and I especially liked the scenes involving the escape of the pigs and the ones related to crow Mr Edelweiss. However, I found that some parts of the story were over the top and rested believability to it, as the magic in Nanny McPhee is subtle, natural in a way, while we see here some supernatural things happening. I found that the whole scene related to the warm bomb in the field -despite being extremely well filmed- was unnecessary, as well as the flying of the motorcar in London. In that sense, the magic in the first movie was more grounded, and therefore more believable.A British family movie, great for the whole family, with lots of creativity, humor and charm.