My 9 year old niece giggled a lot of the way through this film, especially when the children said some "unmentionable" words out loud! But it had a moral message too (well enough hidden not to be didactic). Emma Thompson was virtually unrecognisable as the hideous Nanny McPhee, and her reactions (or lack of them) to the children's bad behaviour was beautifully serene. You could tell that she had the respect of the children in the audience, as well as her charges in the film. Of course we all knew (us adults at least) that it would all end happily ever after, but not before all the baddies had a good dose of custard pies and justice. A real "feel good" movie without being too treacly.
Review of Nanny McPhee
