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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)

August. 20,2010
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6.1
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PG
| Fantasy Comedy Family
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Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

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Protraph
2010/08/20

Lack of good storyline.

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Pluskylang
2010/08/21

Great Film overall

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ThrillMessage
2010/08/22

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

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Ella-May O'Brien
2010/08/23

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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stormhawk2018
2010/08/24

For the record, the premise of this military nanny mixes Mary Poppins and the "supernanny" interpreted in a curious and charismatic way by Emma Thompson I have always liked .. but as it happens many times, second parties tend to be worse. Although in the first one I laughed in a lot of its moments, in its continuation I only yawned (and laughter not one)."Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" is a very nice continuation of that children movie of the year 2005 (although that was not the finished one either (it was just a foolish and foolish movie), at least it was fun at times and with embellish magic touches that made it bearable and enjoyable for the whole family ... something that can not boast its sequel).Their second part repeats exactly the same formula of the previous one (half-witch nanny who is in charge of educating with magic and hits a baton on the floor to a bunch of spoiled children ... and so relieve some pressure on the overwhelmed father/mother in question), but this time the thing is not so well exploited. Let's say that this time the magical babysitter does not hit with his cane as accurately as in the first installment (where a very entertaining and burlesque script, a dynamic narration, a magical setting and attractive and timely performances saved a movie very dumb at first ). In "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" we find a rhythm too slow for a succession of situations too forced, a grace that does not make grace, a few educational moments less well-off with humor, and a few charming characters (children never they gain the affection of the spectator and do not dazzle as much as the first Maggie Gyllenhaal is not horrible as a burdened mother but, unlike Colin Firth in the first installment, his character never captivates or transmits naturalness in his oppression or in his love to the kids, anyway, even Thompson is not as fascinating as expected).And the main problem is not the script (which was not required much to be a children film), but some misplaced performances, a lack of chemistry between actors, a narrative rhythm not successful that will bore an adult, and some visual adornments that do not convince at any time.Unfortunately this continuation will only please the kids who, after all, are more conformist when it comes to watching simple movies (as nice as it is to say otherwise, I can say from experience that it is).The best: That will please the kids. The movie poster. The worst: To throw overboard a good idea with a very little ingenious development.

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bazmitch23
2010/08/25

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.

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Beatrice McClearn
2010/08/26

We saw the original title where the movie was based in the UK. Needless to say, the movie was absolutely horrible to us. There was no humor in the movie (at least none that we could relate to being under 30 and in the U.S.). We couldn't watch more than 30 minutes of the movie the first night. On the second night, we decided to painfully watch the rest in an effort to give it a fair shot. That didn't pan out the way we wished. It was hopeless so we turned off the movie completely.I didn't care for the weird way the movie decided to take place during WWII. I didn't find any humor in the supposed humorous parts such as the synchronized swimming of pigs. I didn't care for the uncle who wanted to rob his brother's family of any type of fortune for their farm. And I especially didn't find Nanny McPhee humorous in this movie.I noticed that there's another version of this movie out there someplace. In the movie trailer there's a baby. Maybe we will give that a shot sometime soon. Prayerfully it's much better.

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kara2004
2010/08/27

What I love about these Nanny Mcphee movies is that I don't even need the excuse of a child to watch them with! The actors involved are all perfection and though the story lines are simple the experience is rich, entertaining and beautifully executed. There's more special effects in "Returns" than in the first movie which adds to the magic. Maggie Gyllenhaal's British accent is so faultless that I didn't even realize it was her! The face was terribly familiar but she was so perfectly portraying the young harried country mother that I was pulled into her performance straight away and completely lost myself. What a delightful talent. Emma Thompson's portrayal of the quietly fierce Nanny complete with omni-brow and warts enchants us again, acting with mostly her eyes - and a tooth! The children are especially good (which you cannot say about the Narnia movies) and are directed with fun and intelligence. Great cameos - what a cast! I love these movies.

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