A Nanny For Christmas

Cute Christmas movie to add to your collection
I bought this because it was new on Amazon and we wanted a couple of new Christmas movies this year. The format of this is like a made-for-TV movie--88 minutes running time. This is very cute and tame, but I would rate it PG only because little kids might not enjoy it like they would a Toy Story or other kid's movie. Good for 8 years old and up, I'd say. Some small incongruencies in the story line that are not too noticeable unless you are very critical.

Cute story about a young woman who goes for a job interview as an advertising executive, and she ends up being hired as a nanny instead. Fun, predictable, just a nice movie to watch when little eyes and ears are around. No profanity, no nudity, no politics, just a simple Christmas romantic comedy. Fun movie for a slumber party for young preteens and teens. Good backup movie to show during family gatherings to avoid fights because most people have never seen it before.

Great film for the family
Dean Cain has become quite a christmas movie fixture. His double DVD presence this year is welcome and Nanny For Christmas is charming.

Executive Samantha needs a nanny, and up and coming professional Ally(Emmanuelle Vaugier) is job hunting. Becoming a nanny turns her life around with Dean Cain entering the picture and while the film is marginally predictable, it is enjoyable. Romance flourishes and this family friendly film comes recommended.

Why watch the Grinch, or Santa Claus this year...Saddle up a new DVD and look for Nanny for Christmas.

Keep them coming Anchor Bay, we need more like this.

Misleading promotion
I initially decided to watch this movie because I saw that Dean Cain (who I am a fan of from his days as Clark Kent/Superman from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, but once I saw the film I realized he had a very small role in the film. I saw quite a bit of trailers prior to the film airing on TV and each trailer only mentioned Dean Cain. I am also a fan of Emmanuelle Vaugier so I decided to watch anyway, but the promotion of this film left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. As for the film itself, I guess it was okay, but I found myself bored throughout it. I don't think the story was engaging enough for me to truly enjoy the story. I also felt like some of the issues in the film were kind of contrived and this is coming from a person that enjoys most Christmas films.

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