a magical red umbrella and a reference to supercallifragilisticexpialidocious . do not characterize the nanny diary a a modern day mary poppins . if you be to make a modern day mary poppins and at least make it a decent movie . the nanny diary and direct by shari springer berman and robert pulcini and be base on the novel the nanny diary and write by emma mclaughlin and nicola kraus . though the director cast of some of today well know star like scarlet johanssen and paul giamatti and laura linley and donna murphy and and chris evans and the movie be bland and lack a primary theme . the movie begin with annie braddock ( johanssen ) a college graduate who be unsure what to do with her life now . after an unexpected run in with a wealthy young boy and his mother in central park and annie go to work for the upper east side family a their nanny . the movie be full of countless clichés represent save her future charge from be run over in the park while his mother be nowhere to be find and be force to live in a shoe box of a room next to the washing machine and catch mr. x cheat on his wife and and catch the eye of the rich harvard hottie who live on the 12th floor of the apartment building . the movie be so unbelievably predictable it be funny . the one thing the director get right be the cast . nicholas reese art play grayer and the spoiled and lonely and fun deprive and adorable little boy with the big brown eye you have ever see . he be by far the best actor in the movie and the most developed character . johanssen performance be mediocre . her emotion seem force at time and but who can blame her with the script she have to work with . laura linley do a decent job a bitchy self center mrs. x and and paul giamatti do a fantastic job play the workaholic father with maybe two line total . the only reason to see this movie would be to compare it to the novel and but be forewarn that it will be an outrageous disappointment . the film be a cheesy cliché that should have never make it past screening .