Alicia I love this movie so much

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

billmarsano An effective alternative to water-boarding, this piece of cinematic rubbish goes like this (I clicked for spoilers but why?--what's rotten is already spoilt. Anyway: young woman still 'finding her way in life' is fired when her boyfriend, who truly raises the bar for other would-be jackasses, makes a scene at the joint where she tends bar. Right away, a good example of the desperation that sours this film: she's fired for the botfriend's stupidity.) No place to live, no money, yada yada, she's DESPERATE! Also desperate is the cold, unfeeling, Leona Helmsley-type mother of a 12-year-old boy: her nanny has quit just as Mom is leaving to visit the boy's maximally absent stepfather, who (of course) cares for/about the boy even less than mom does. Wouldn't you know it? Despite having no nanny, the young woman is hired bang-like-that. Turns out--guess what?--the kid is a child genius: mathematics, music (performing AND composing), chess, who knows what-all else. And with his huge allowance, which is the sole consideration he gets from his parents, he always get his own way. Example: mom insists he be driven to school, but he wants to walk, so he bribes the driver; also, bluffs his way out of the (despised) summer camp Mom has laid on by conning the head counselor. That sort of thing. He's a 12-year-old Ferris Bueller but even more repugnantly smug. Well, at first hapless nanny and the kid don't get along; she's shocked by his behavior. But then they begin to sort of get along. Then they buddy up. THEN--and NO ONE saw this coming--they form A BOND. And finally, what with his folks in China and no one else to say them nay, they proceed to (spoiler alter!) BREAK ALL THE RULES. Another Hollywood surprise-shocvk-stunner is that, it turns out, the kid ends up nannying HER. Adding insult to injury is the score, which is revoltingly clicheed, and may cause stomach upset. By the way: see those rave quotes from US Weekly and TV Guide? Now you know you can never trust them again.

ltlrags-1 I almost turned this off after the first 15 minutes. There was some truly horrible acting, primarily from bit parts, but the story soon focuses on the Nanny (Eleanor, played by Leighton Meester) and the boy (Reggie, played by Julian Shatkin), and things begin to improve. It also took a while for young Julian Shatkin to grow on me, but eventually his nearly emotionless portrayal opens up with more facial expression and age appropriate gestures. He seems to take on more personality as the chemistry between him and Ms. Meester grows. The acting continues to be unbalanced, mostly when Reggie is acting so precocious, which is when lines are delivered with the least emotion.My biggest complaint about the movie is that the cello scenes weren't staged better. Mr. Shatkin shouldn't bear the weight of portraying a "cello prodigy" in those scenes since he doesn't play the cello. The music is described as "beautiful" in the dialogue, but I don't see it. In one scene the camera stays on Eleanor as she ascends a flight of stairs with music in the soundtrack, but there is no shot of Reggie playing. For all we know, she's just exploring the house, not following the "beautiful" sound of the boy playing. How about some close ups of a cello being played well, by a real cello player with young hands?

zetteo I loved the way this movie presented its uniqueness and individuality ~ nonconforming to the norm. The role of Eleanor was played brilliantly, but it is of Reggie that I want to see much more. Raw talent waiting to be shared. In Reggie's words, "You have a talent..." Please give me more of this young artist! I laughed, I cried! Cried hard at the ending, did not want it to end at all, but certainly not there. Perhaps we could see sequel to the remainder of Reggie's youth, that would also include Eleanor and how they finally return.I put this movie in enjoyment equal to "The Notebook". I watched it twice, will probably watch it a few more times. This movie is a gift.

Carlo Fiorletta I stumbled on this movie, possibly because I have been looking at road trips and buddy movies. This is an unusual and charming movie. A low budget movie shot in the boroughs of New York. I grew up in Queens. I watch a lot of movies and cannot think of any largely similar one involving a precocious rich male prodigy and young adult female with great musical talent but whose financial resources had detoured her dreams. There is a classroom scene which is beautiful and describe a lot about the young boy and a teacher. Unless intentional for some reason the teacher mispronounced Euler and all even smart students learned that way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07HCb0eR9iY Congratulations especially to Frank Whaley whose acting work I knew. Julian Shatkin reminded me so much of my early days at Stuyvesant High School. Leighton Meester impressed me much as I did not know her much from her Television work, but she has some future in movies. Great casting by Allison Estrin for bit roles too. Very strong and sensitive performances.