User Reviews

This was ok but after 30 minutes in you can see what's coming a mile away. It's pretty easy to figure it out too by the way it was filmed because they purposely left out stuff that's meant to confuse the viewer as the movie went along. And the wife being angry at hubby for a past affair was a dead giveaway. Had they left that out, I probably wouldn't have seen the big "twist" coming and I don't think they should have revealed that bit of info so soon in the movie.

I did like the fight between the wife and nanny at the end. It was refreshing to see two women fighting like men rather that slapping and pulling hair like they normally do. The face punches they threw each other were quite entertaining. 7 stars.

At first it seems it's all been done before seductive nanny and husband who has cheated before. But there is more than the usual Lifetime formula here. Have the patience to watch this to the end. There are a unexpected twists that cleverly bring everything together. Worth a watch.

You think you've seen this before. Cute young nanny seduces cheating husband. Things start to fall apart. People start to die. However there is more to this one than meets the eye and the acting is pretty decent. Gotta watch this one to the end.

After Brian Simon had an adulterous affair, it was surprising that his wife Elise would want to hire a young, attractive nanny to serve as a live-in "au pair" in their home and care for their young son Cody. Of course, the philanderer Brian will succumb to temptation.

As they are hiring the nanny, Brian has a setback at work when the multi-million-dollar account he closed was assigned to his co-worker Vance Lipton. And at Elise's art gallery, an aggressive developer is applying muscle to buy her out in order to build condominiums. All of these factors combine for a perfect storm of murder and mayhem.

"Devious Nanny" was an especially well-crafted film with a crackling good story and a set of well-developed characters. One of the most intriguing was a character named Jax, the best friend of Amber Deschenel, the nanny hired by the Simons. Jax and Amber were orphans who bonded over a shared past growing up in foster homes. Jax appears to be Amber's "sponsor" in giving her advice in moments of crisis. In one of the film's most shocking scenes, Jax is surprised in her home and is murdered.

Plenty of the crises unfold as both Brian's co-worker Vance and the developer named Dutton are killed as well. While the evidence points on the surface to Amber as the culprit, the filmmakers devise a clever twist to pull the rug out from under the audience. Some excellent fight choreography is at the heart of the film's most dynamic physical confrontation at the end.

Plot good. Acting good. Twist good. The lead is awesome and will see bigger roles soon. Loved it!

If you are a fan of films featuring dark, dangerous, deadly and murderous mayhem then you won't have to look further than this cinematic triumph to get your fix.

In short, the thespians do great credit to a fantastic plot and script which will keep you both absorbed and guessing until the final credits roll.

I won't regurgitate the plot, as less discerning reviewers have done so already, but needless to say, you will be enthralled and entertained in equal measure.

All the actors are at their peak but especial mention must be made to Olesya Rulin as Amber, who, although appearing to come across as an innocent young girl who wants to look after young children, actually transpires to be a wanton strumpet who wants to seduce the father of the child she is the nanny to. That she manages to convince the viewing public that she is so innocent is a tour de force in itself and we can look forward to seeing such an accomplished actress in similarly demanding roles.

Michelle Borth is in typically top notch form as Elise and Antonio Cupo is perfect as the smarmy, silver-tongued, unfaithful cad who enjoys pumping iron in his garage and taking advantage of young girls who look after his son.

However, all the thespians on show are eclipsed by the performance of Michael Roark who is surely an actor destined to win an Oscar judged by his performance in this blockbusting celluloid triumph. Along with James Stewart, Cary Grant and Keanu Reeves, the man is an actor of huge stature and it beggars belief that he isn't a household name.

Jordan James Smith excels in his role as 'The Anchorman' and it's a crying shame that an actor with so much talent wasn't given enough time on the silver screen to really showcase his undoubted credentials... Let's hope that he gets the chance to rectify that in similarly demanding roles in the future.

In conclusion, this magnificent cinematic classic should act as a warning to all young, prospective au pairs to avoid unfaithful silver-tongued, iron-pumping old men who fancy a bit of extra-marital fun and to friends of wanton au pairs to beware knife-wielding psychopathic mothers who are married to unfaithful, silver-tongued, iron-pumping old men.

Hopefully a sequel is in the offing and a suitable title for such an anticipated masterpiece could be 'Devious Nanny... The Nanny Returns'.

Thoroughly recommended!