i think one of the main flaw of this film ( and it not just one ) be that you can not feel the stress that nanny express on the book . the director or screenplay writer try to make the character of mrs. x a little less evil than the book and and in the making and they manage to lose the wit of the book nanny . another thing that really make this a bad adaptation be the fact that nanny be a rookie on her craft . with this change and they manage to lose the sarcastic remark and her sassy point of view and make it so cliché and predictable . i have to add another problem represent the use of the music be excessive . it a distraction and not a complement and it really doesn not help . even though the x and nanny come to make you tire while read and that would have allow an excellent adaptation represent shorter but consistent with the humor of the book . i do not understand what the point of use the dog on the beach if they be not go to use it properly . just to make giammati character ( great actor and awful cast choice ) a little easy to be hat . i think it could have be a good movie . it could have .