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Nanny McPhee Returns

Fantasy. Comedy. Kids In wartime Britain, Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Money is tight and gambling addicted Uncle Phil (Rhys Ifans), who owns ... [+]
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AustraliaAustralia
Urbancinefile
Urbancinefile
"Heart-warming children's film sequel (...) This is a sweet film with a heart as soft as marshmallows."  POS
United StatesUnited States
New York Post
New York Post
"There's a charming little film struggling to get out of this nearly two-hour CGI extravaganza"  NEU
United StatesUnited States
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"The animals are impossibly adorable, but never threaten to upset the film's delicate balance between magic and a more sobering reality. It's a fairy tale in the best tradition" POS
United StatesUnited States
SFGATE
SFGATE
"Has a lighter spirit than its predecessor, but it arrives at the same warm and touching place"  POS
United StatesUnited States
The New York Times
The New York Times
"Neither the dangers of the plot - a dissolute uncle who wants to sell the farm, a father missing in action - nor the forbidding Nanny McPhee herself are as fearsome as they were the first time around"  NEU
United StatesUnited States
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"It can take a miracle to create a movie that's fun for kids and their parents. Luckily, Nanny McPhee has a little magic up her sleeve." POS
United StatesUnited States
USA Today
USA Today
"The end result, while entertaining, is the kind of unruly mess you can't imagine the indomitable Nanny McPhee tolerating"  POS
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Slant
Slant
"Thompson spends much of Nanny McPhee Returns's interminable 109-minute runtime trying to set her homely titular heroine apart from Mary Poppins." NEU
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Empire
Empire
"With flying pigs and magical nannying, this will charm children -- but it could have been a little more charming for adults." POS
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