Review of The Nanny Diaries (2007) by Travis C — 15 Aug 2009

Scarlett Johansson plays a college student named Annie who has just graduated with a degree in finance. Her goal in life is to be successful but after blowing an interview for a high-corp business, she finds herself working for a rich NYC Upper East end corporate type household who wants what is best for their child. Some of her duties include reading the Wall Street Journal and speaking French to the little kid. Her love interest is played by the Harvard Hottie, Chris Evan. SJ decides to use this experience as research for her Anthropology Project. Grammy winner Alicia Keys also stars in this movie as Annie's best friend.

Mrs. X played by Laura Linney is excellent as a controlling person who seems to never care for anyone but herself and equally uncaring adulterous self-absorbed husband (Paul Giamatti). They are both extremely demanding employers and horridly neglectful parents at the same time.

I like the way the movie handles the subject matter of Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan, family relationships, the economic-power struggle and the husband-wife conflicts.

At the end of the movie......I am left pondering "How can people who have everything be so miserable?".