The Nanny Express

Vanessa Marcil and Brennan Elliott are both very good as the leads in this film. It moves along and tells a very nice story. Good direction and a great supporting cast make this one easy to watch.

I bought this movie after doing a lot of research to find some clean films for my college-age daughter's collection. I'm reviewing this from a highly conservative point of view because I appreciate it when someone will let me know about any objectionable material in a film. Then I don't have to waste my money and find out it's great "except for that one part."My biggest disappointment, honestly, was that the nanny uses God's name twice in an exclamation. I hoped that in a movie made by a Christian company, that kind of language would be missing. It is one of the basic ten commandments, after all. There was no other swearing in this movie.For a low-budget film, I was pleasantly surprised. The acting was all good and believable. The low budget manifested itself in the music, but it was tolerable. I'd choose bad music over bad acting any day! This story was predictable, yes, but it still had a lot of truth, and there were two moments that I personally related to and got choked up about, having lost both my parents. The romance was cute. I would categorize this movie as a "chick flick".Besides the uses of God's name, there were a couple of other things that were bothersome and that would exclude this film from "all ages" family viewing, in my opinion. ***possible spoiler alert*** FIRST: At one point the nanny is alone in the house when the father of the two kids comes home. She says she should go, and he says she should stay and suggests they celebrate her getting an A on her college exam. He pours them some wine and they drink it together. They appear to relax from the affects of the wine, and then he puts the moves on her. She responds and they start kissing. They are both sitting in chairs facing each other. The kissing is what I call the lip-lock kind of kissing, where mouths are partially open. As they are kissing, the daughter walks in and finds them . My objections to this are that they are in the house alone, they don't know each other very well yet, and their kissing isn't just the innocent kind. However, this scene is not overtly sexual either. SECOND: The nanny wears some clothing that is not as modest as I'd like my kids to see. When she starts to feel attracted to the father of the children, she dresses up for work in a spaghetti strap sundress that is above the knees, and then later when she goes to the ballet, she wears something similar. At the birthday party, she has on a completely strapless sundress. The daughter also wears some similar attire for her dance class and at the birthday party.I hope this is helpful. I like reviews that lay out anything that could possibly be offensive so I can make informed decisions on what I will purchase. For my college-age daughter, this movie was a keeper and a welcome change from so many movies that are not wholesome. She will mute the language or use a TV guardian.

This is a former TV movie. It follows a fairly standard plot with a lot of expected plot devices for a TV romantic comedy. It is the story of a girl who cares for her sick father while volunteering at a church and studying to be a teacher. She ends up taking a job for a widowed father and his two kids who have driven off 20 or so previous nannies. Of course the kids try to drive her off with all sorts of tricks, but she turns the tables on them and eventually manages to gain the trust of the younger one. By the end of the movie, she even manages to break through with the older kid and the father. There are a number of things about this movie that aren't so great. The first part of the movie seems sort of cheesy and not well-done. The ending is probably one of the more unrealistic endings for a story like this. There are also a number of things in between that don't quite add up. The heroine is supposed to be studying to become a teacher and the end of the movie shows her in a classroom as a teacher just a short time after the rest of the action without any indication of her having done any student teaching or having graduated. There are a couple of secondary characters that have the beginnings of a their own stories, but which are never really followed through in much detail. In spite of some of these shortcomings, once you get past the first ten minutes or so of the movie, it becomes an enjoyable little low-key movie with a lot of heart. You end up liking the characters and feeling pretty good about what happened with the possible exception of an overdone ending. The main character is a fairly well-known actress who does an excellent job of looking like a shy, lonely girl at first while making a transition to a confident and attractive one at the end. She has a stunning similarity to a young Sandra Bullock and could probably play her sister in a movie. Overall, this movie is no classic, but it is clean and enjoyable.

Great family movie. You will laugh and cry.

This is an excellent movie, filled with funny moments, tender moments, misdirection, manipulation, and finally understanding, compassion, and love. Maybe it is formulaic, but this one brought tears to my eyes more than once. Not all Hallmark movies do that to me, though most are quite good. I'd say that this one is exceptionally good. I never felt that the children were "acting". They came across as real and the taunting of the nannies in the "Nanny Express" was the manifestation of their pain at the loss of their dear mother. Their transformation when the last nanny came into the picture was slow, painful, enlightening, and wonderful in the end.This is a movie that the entire family can watch and learn from. The concepts of healing, communicating with those we love, honesty, and kindness can be discussed as a family while the movie is on-going, or at the end of the show. It is a great movie for family night. I highly recommend this movie to all families and to all who have suffered the loss of someone they love.

Loved Vanessa Marcil in this, but Brennan Elliott was really creepy. He came on way too strong and it ruined his character, making him out to be more of a predator employer. He rarely corrected his children publicly for their treatment of the nannies. On the other hand, Vanessa Marcil was extremely likeable, but should have stood up to the creepy boss.

Good film with a good story line. Watchable DVD with some very funny moments.

I like this movie it was ok to watch its you typical wife did needs a nanny kids are in denial, missing their mother. Husband does his best. Finally after so many nanny one comes along see doesn't let the kids get to here and stay falls in love movies over, again a typical Hallmark movie is this is one. The new nanny is attractive so this helps you get through the movie.

Enjoyed this movie immensely if you are looking for a movie you can watch with your children it is funny, entertaining, and most of all teaches you not to judge a book by its cover. It is a story with great values and a religious flair. I have never been disappointed with any of the Faith & Family movies. Hope to see more!

Very heart warming & heart breaking at time. A well put together movie, a great plot and good acting. Enjoyed it from start to finish.

Fine