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.
An authentic fairy tale for kids with brains and imagination, Nanny McPhee Returns"serves up a flavorful mixture of magic and melancholy, barnyard humor and old-timey British idealism.
– Kathleen Murphy,
MSN Movies,
20 Aug 2010
fresh:
The child actors are so funny that even the stalest jokes seem fresh.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 Aug 2010
fresh:
There's still a warm, British naturalism to Nanny McPhee Returns and an old-fashioned cheerfulness uncommon to most of today's kids movies.
– Jake Coyle,
Associated Press,
20 Aug 2010
rotten:
That those blemishes begin to disappear each time her kids learn from her teachings offers a somewhat disturbing statement on the value of physical beauty.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
20 Aug 2010
fresh:
A delightful family movie, filled with frolicking farm animals, flying motorcycles and life lessons worth remembering.