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Article: 'The Nanny Diaries' is best when nasty
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- August 24, 2007
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Before seeing "The Nanny Diaries" I'd have argued that the cute
and the cutting edge are mutually exclusive.
Now I'm not so sure.
"Nanny Diaries" is based on the best-selling satirical novel by
former Park Avenue nannies Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. It was
adapted and directed by the husband-and-wife team of Shari Springer
Berman and Robert Pulcini, who burst onto the scene a few years back
with the excellent "American Splendor," based on Harvey Pekar's
diaristic comic books.
The result may look from a distance like a nice sweet comedy. But
beware the fishhooks buried in this confection.
Scarlett Johansson is Annie, a New Jersey girl just out of college
who doesn't know what to do with ...