wonderful actress and fantastic screenwriter . tell a story on several level and one for everyone the kid and the parent and the nanny the audience . i love it and especially the casting through out serious tragic actor play funeral home sidekick and delightful colin firth a the frazzled dad . and the kid be perfect . a very refreshing and entertaining change of pace from murder and mayhem and prevalent on the screen lately . a nice dose of magic be what go to the movie should be about . now i can not wait for it to come out on dvd and see it again on reflection i realize that nanny mcphee have lesson for the dad and evangeline and other character and too .