A Nanny for Christmas

November. 23,2010      G
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5.3
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Ally (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is a smart young career woman who needs a new job. Samantha (Cynthia Gibb) is a busy Beverly Hills advertising executive/mom whose too-well-mannered kids need some fun in their lives. And Danny Donner (Dean Cain) is the tough-guy owner of a chocolate company who wants a major ad campaign immediately. Could it all somehow lead to the Christmas that changes everyone's lives forever? Richard Ruccolo, Sierra McCormick, Jared Gilmore and Sarah Thompson co-star in this surprising comedy about little white lies, big holiday wishes, and a woman who may just find love in the most unexpected places by becoming A NANNY FOR CHRISTMAS.

Emmanuelle Vaugier as  Ally Leeds
Sierra McCormick as  Jackie Ryland
Jared Gilmore as  Jonas Ryland
Cynthia Gibb as  Samantha Ryland
Richard Ruccolo as  Justin Larose
Sarah Thompson as  Tina
Dean Cain as  Danny Donner
Clyde Kusatsu as  Mr. Halligan
Marla Maples as  Brandy

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Reviews

Karry
2010/11/23

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Pacionsbo
2010/11/24

Absolutely Fantastic

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InformationRap
2010/11/25

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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BelSports
2010/11/26

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Christmas-Reviewer
2010/11/27

"A Nanny for Christmas" is a 2010 comedy film, directed by Michael Feifer with a screenplay by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo. Starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Dean Cain, Richard Ruccolo, Cynthia Gibb, and Sierra McCormick, the film was released November 23, 2010. [1]Ally (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is a smart young career woman who find herself needing a new job. Samantha (Cynthia Gibb) is a busy Beverly Hills advertising executive/mom who's always too busy to take care of her kids. Danny Donner (Dean Cain) is the tough-guy owner of a chocolate company who wants a major hit ad for his company. This film is the 40th Christmas film I have seen this year. Now there certain things you expect in a Christmas film. That's what gives these films a bad name. This film however has some of the things you expect but I love the fact that the children in this film are not brats to begin with. "They are nice kids". I borrowed this DVD. I am not sure where it will play on TV. Look for it on Hallmark or the UP Channel. Family Safe and worth seeking out.

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troywhigham
2010/11/28

Emmanuelle Vaugier plays a suma cum laud college graduate trying to break into the world of advertising. She interviews with one of the hottest agencies in the field, where she thinks she's interviewing for an account executive position but is instead hired as the nanny for the CEO's two children. Along the way she begins to fall in love with one of the agency's male executives who is struggling to come up with a pitch for a major client. Thinking that the executive will think less of her for being a nanny, she lies and tells him that she's a "special consultant" to the agency, hoping to impress him. As the nanny, she teaches the children that Shakespeare can be fun... if you set up your own play. Regimented in their behavior by their over-bearing mother and absentee father, the children embrace their new nanny's ideas of how to do things (hence the references to the "Sound of Music").Already we know how the movie will end, but what makes you want to stick around and watch is (a) Ms. Vaugier, who does a great job of being the playful nanny as well as the business-first executive, and (b) a simple, straight-forward plot that you can watch over hot cocoa and spongecake.You probably won't cry at the end, but at least you'll laugh at the more humorous moments.

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RHewison
2010/11/29

It was an all-round Christmas cheese-fest. It was very much your typical romantic comedy in a nut-shell; girl meets boy, lies about who she is, he finds out, happy ending. Whilst it did have some good moments it was often cringe-worthy to watch. Very little plot substance and some very flat acting meant that a lot of the film feels wasted. For example to make more of a story they had Ally befriend the children but this just fell flat on its face with bad acting and scenes that lacked reality. The children's relationship with their mother, the high powered advertising exec, was very odd as well and this too added to the disbelief that the children were in any way a part of the film. Whilst some scenes were shot beautifully, with stunning views of the house, the rest of it felt very home-movie-esque. The ending I could have quoted word for word as it was so predictable. However all was not lost, as there were still some nice moments and if you want a simple, cheap rom-com to warm up your Christmas, it does the job, although I doubt many of the actors will include it on their CV's.

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Mike
2010/11/30

This is your typical relax after dinner Christmas movie, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Yes, the plot isn't all that, and very predictable.. But nonetheless this movie is a nice way to kill 90 minutes.The acting is alright, and Emmanuelle is very lovable as always, and easy on the eyes as well. Besides that, Ruccolo put up a decent performance - I didn't really think of his character in Two Guys and a Girl for any moment - so that's a good thing.If you want to see a pretty typical "christmassy" feel good movie, this one is worth your while, go check it out.6.5/10

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