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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThompson's imagination-she's also the screenwriter-knows no bounds, and she does a brilliant job of connecting the fantastical elements to the sobering realities of life during wartime.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreSweet, sentimental, silly and star-studded, Nanny McPhee Returns is one of the best children's movies of the year.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe results of her work are predictable yet pleasantly played out.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThompson, who also wrote the script, has skittery, baffling fun enjoining her plummy guest actors (including Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, and Maggie Smith) to play broad Brit types.
- 60EmpireEmpireWith flying pigs and magical nannying, this will charm children - but it could have been a little more charming for adults.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsToo much of the contrasting comedy in Nanny McPhee Returns is shrill, laden with routine computer-generated effects and pounded into dust by James Newton Howard's shut-up-already musical score.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFor American children, Nanny McPhee Returns may seem something like a foreign film, but the movie has enough spoonfuls of sugar to make the Britishisms go down.
- 50Boston GlobeTom RussoBoston GlobeTom RussoThe initial close-up of Thompson - all sourly snaggletoothed and begoggled - is as funny as anything in the original. And just that one quick glimpse would have been perfect.
- 33The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasOn balance, more dignity is lost than gained.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerMcPhee's latest saga neither conjures the humanistic heart of "Babe" nor addresses father-son separation issues with the sobriety of "The Water Horse." Instead, it's merely a compendium of photocopied elements, cartoonish special effects, and easy-bake happily-ever-afters.