this movie be very good and not great but very good . it be base on a one man play by ruben santiago hudson . yes he play most of the part . on paper it look like stunt casting . yes let round up all the black folk in hollywood and put them in one movie . halle berry even produce it . the only name i do not see be oprah and thank god because it probably would of end up be like a hallmark movie . instead this movie be not some sentimental mess . it be move but not phony and the character come and go with the exception of her husband and pauline and the writer in question . the movie revolve around the universe of nanny and mrs bill crosby and how she raise the writer and take in people . now be a jaded new yorker when he say she take in sick people and old and then we see them go to a mental institution to pick up a man and i be think look like sister have a medicare scam go . get folk job and take the medicare or caid check but no she explain to lou gosset she just want 25 buck a week and do not want the money ahead of time . i think that part be put in the movie just for u jade new yorkers so we know she be not scamming the poor folk . ( g ) it be write by a new yorker so he know the deal ( g ) . she almost seem angelic and look through a little boys eye i can see why . she be marry to a neer do well who be 17 year young and fool around on her . terrence howard be bear to play these type of part . he be good but i would like to see him play something different . markerson who play nanny be also very good . but for some reason the person who stand out to me be a small role play by jeffery wright . where be this mans oscar . he already win a emmy and a tony . he be in shaft and he steal the movie . i do not even know who he be in this movie . he be a chameleon never the same . i never see him play a bad part yet . this be a 5 minute role and he manage to make me both laugh and cry . i re wind the scene few time . one time because i do not know who he be . his wife carman ejogo be excellent . i have see her in role before mostly mousy stuff . but she be so good here . i actually know people who act just like her . so it be very real to me macy grey who have one of the big part be also very good . i be very happy that they do not kill nanny off . i think she be a goner in the beginning of the movie . but she be able to go home and start her old routine of take care of people . there be woman like that in most of our life . people we might know or even live with . thank god for them and i do not know how they do it all of the time . i have a friend who lose 2 child and be through a lot of stuff but whenever i be feel selfishly sorry for myself i call her and she always put me in a good mood . this movie be a tribute to all of those people . i only wish they they tell u what happen to some of the character like the the one arm man and paulines boyfriend who be play by one of my favorite actor on hbo the wire and omar and rosie perez character and richard the lesbian and delroy lindo one arm man and he be mesmerize in another small role .