The Nanny Diaries (2007)

Directors:

Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini

Writers (WGA):

Shari Springer Berman (screenplay) &
Robert Pulcini (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about life at the top, as seen from the bottom.

Plot:

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Plot Keywords:

Nanny | Harvard | College | Anthropology | Little Boy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Scarlett Johansson	...	Annie Braddock
Donna Murphy	...	Judy Braddock
John Henry Cox	...	Dean
Alicia Keys	...	Lynette
Lewis Payton Jr.	...	Bike Messenger
Sonnie Brown	...	Human Resources Director
Georgina Chapman	...	TriBeCa Fashionista
Nicholas Art	...	Grayer (as Nicholas Reese Art)
Jodi Michelle Pynn	...	Screeching Lady
Mike Rad	...	Dude
Laura Linney	...	Mrs. X
Joanna Heimbold	...	Glamour Mom
Marla Sucharetza	...	Charity Mom
Phoebe Jonas	...	Xanax Mom
Allison Sarofim	...	Eating Disorder Mom
Tina Benko	...	Shopaholic Mom
Cady Huffman	...	Divorcing Mom
Kaitlin Hopkins	...	Bitsy
Reathel Bean	...	Doorman
Rosa Nino	...	Maria
Matilda Szydagis	...	Polish Nanny (as Matilda Downey)
Elle de Amor	...	Loud Nanny
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Sima
Alison Wright	...	Bridget
Chris Evans	...	Harvard Hottie
Nathan Corddry	...	Calvin
Pete Heitmann	...	Guitar Player
Heather Simms	...	Murnel (as Heather Alicia Simms)
Paul Giamatti	...	Mr. X
Nina Garbiras	...	Miss Chicago
Melisa McGregor	...	Waitress
Julie White	...	Jane Gould
Rose Gonzalez	...	South American Nanny
Shalonne Lee	...	Jamaican Nanny
Ilana Levine	...	Whiny Mom
Isabel Keating	...	Paranoid Mom
Patrick Heusinger	...	Carter
Brendan Griffin	...	Kenny
Aaron Staton	...	John
Stephen O'Reilly	...	Reggie
Charlie Hewson	...	Jojo
Brande Roderick	...	Tanya
Nicola Barber	...	Lizzie
Kevin Kraft	...	Pierrot #1
Nicholas Alexiy Moran	...	Pierrot #2
James Urbaniak	...	Educational Consultant
Victoria Boothby	...	Matriarch
Judith Roberts	...	Milicent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Boothroyd	...	Waiter (uncredited)
David Boston	...	Parent at college graduation (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon	...	Parent (uncredited)
L.J. Foley	...	Kid #1 (uncredited)
Roy William Gardner	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Eli Harris	...	Lewis (uncredited)
Kimmy Suzuki	...	Flying Nanny (uncredited)
Dianne Zaremba	...	Barmaid (uncredited)

Directed by
Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini

Writing credits (WGA)
Shari Springer Berman		(screenplay) &
Robert Pulcini		(screenplay)
Emma McLaughlin		(novel) &
Nicola Kraus		(novel)

Produced by
Gary Binkow	....	co-producer
Kelly Carmichael	....	executive producer
Richard N. Gladstein	....	producer
Matt Landon	....	co-producer (as Matthew Landon)
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Dany Wolf	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Suozzo

Cinematography by
Terry Stacey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Pulcini

Casting by
Ann Goulder

Production Design by
Mark Ricker

Art Direction by
Ben Barraud

Set Decoration by
Andrew Baseman

Costume Design by
Michael Wilkinson

Makeup Department
Bert Reo Anderson	....	hair stylist
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair stylist (as Nathan Busch)
Gina Eppolito	....	manicurist
Cindy Gardner	....	key makeup artist
Mindy Hall	....	makeup department head
Michael Kriston	....	hair department head
Barbara Olvera	....	hair stylist: Ms. Johansson
Ashunta Sheriff	....	makeup artist: Ms. Keys (as Ashunta R. Sheriff)
Heba Thorisdottir	....	makeup artist: Ms. Johansson
Joseph Whitmeyer	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michele Giordano	....	assistant unit production manager
Michael Jackman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Stuart Macphee	....	post-production supervisor
Nadine F. Wilson	....	production supervisor
Dany Wolf	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director
Jude Gorjanc	....	first assistant director: diorama unit
Eric Richard Lasko	....	second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko)
Thomas K. Lee	....	second second assistant director
Linda Perkins	....	second assistant director
Gary S. Rake	....	second assistant director: diorama unit (as Gary Rake)
Aurora Warfield	....	dga trainee
Dany Wolf	....	second unit director: diorama unit

Art Department
Glen Aldous	....	camera scenic artist
James C. Allen	....	key carpenter
William J. Canfield	....	set dresser
Carmen Cardenas	....	art department production assistant
John J. Ciccimarro	....	key carpenter
Amy Fritz	....	art department coordinator
Alexander Garzero	....	scenic shopman
Joseph Garzero	....	charge scenic
Edward R. Geller	....	construction grip
Kelly Hemenway	....	lead graphic designer
Nicholas Hill	....	greensman
Gavin A. Holmes	....	carpenter
Ann Miller	....	property master
Jessica Panuccio	....	set dresser
Robert Pyzocha	....	assistant art director
Blythe R.D. Quinlan	....	assistant art director
Pierre Rovira	....	construction coordinator
Ari David Schwartz	....	on-set dresser
Duke Scoppa	....	third props
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greensperson
Sidaya Sherwood	....	clearance and research
Dick Tice	....	lead man
Ginny Walsh	....	assistant property master
Kate Yatsko	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Byer	....	production sound mixer
David Corcoran	....	apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Gutierrez	....	cable runner
Ruth Hernandez	....	adr editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound re-recordist
Eric Hirsch	....	sound re-recordist
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Isabella Palmieri	....	adr loop group
Paul Pouthier	....	second boom operator
Nicholas Renbeck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	....	supervising sound editor
Steve F.B. Smith	....	sound consultant: dolby (as Steve Smith)
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	assistant sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	supervising foley editor
Alfredo Viteri	....	boom operator
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor
Dustin DuPilka	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Fred Buchholz	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	visual effects: Technicolor Digital Services
John Alex	....	technical director
Ron Ames	....	visual effects: The Basement
John J. Budion	....	compositor: RhinoFX (as John Budion)
John J. Budion	....	flame artist: RhinoFX
Elena Casanova	....	visual effects coordinator: RhinoFX
Leslie Chung	....	digital effects artist
Leslie Chung	....	roto artist
Rodrigo de la Parra	....	compositor: RhinoFX
Sean Devereaux	....	senior compositor: Rhinofx
Chris DiFiore	....	compositing supervisor: RhinoFX
Brian Di Noto	....	modeler: RhinoFX
Harry Dorrington	....	visual effects supervisor
Mitchell Ferm	....	visual effects associate producer: Rhinofx
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Camille Geier	....	executive producer: RhinoFX
Adam Gerstel	....	visual effects: The Basement
Jude Gorjanc	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit
Kirstin Hall	....	digital matte & roto artist: RhinoFX
Christopher M.K. Hill	....	digital artist
Jill E. Hughes	....	visual effects producer: RhinoFX (as Jill Hughes)
Nitant Karnik	....	compositor: RhinoFX
P. Jasmine Katatikarn	....	technical director: RhinoFX
Dan Kelly	....	senior flame artist
Ali Kocar	....	digital matte & roto artist: RhinoFX
Stephen Lawes	....	main title designer
Stephen Lawes	....	visual effects: The Basement
Robert Legato	....	visual effects consultant (as Rob Legato)
Shahar Levavi	....	animator: RhinoFX
Karin Levinson	....	production executive: RhinoFX
Arman Matin	....	visual effects supervisor: RhinoFX
Hector Mejia	....	systems engineer: RhinoFX
Jennifer Middleton	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios Inc
Bogdan Mihajlovic	....	lead technical director: RhinoFX
Christopher Moore	....	technical director
Amy Paskow	....	assistant Flame artist: RhinoFX
Amy Paskow	....	compositor: RhinoFX
Gary S. Rake	....	second assistant director: visual effects unit
Jim Rider	....	Flame artist
Natasha Saenko	....	digital prodcuction supervisor: RhinoFX
Susanne Scharping	....	compositor: RhinoFX
Brendan Smith	....	digital matte & roto artist: RhinoFX
Sohee Sohn	....	digital matte & roto artist: RhinoFX
Marc Steinberg	....	visual effects editor: RhinoFX
Paul Tsung	....	systems engineer: RhinoFX
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Scott Winston	....	matchmover
Ji Hyun Yoon	....	visual effects
Chris R. Green	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Chris LeDoux	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Jill Brown	....	stunt performer
Bob Colletti	....	stunt rigger
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
William Cote	....	stunt rigger
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Pete Klein	....	stunt rigger
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double: Scarlett Johansson
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt rigger
Judi Lewis Ockler	....	stunt double
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt rigger
Steve Stafford	....	stunt pilot
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
George Bianchini	....	Steadicam operator
Gregory Cahill	....	best boy grip
Brian Carmichael	....	video assist operator
Jack Coffen	....	stage rigging gaffer
Joseph R. Collins	....	camera operator
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	dimmer board operator
Joseph Czerw	....	electrician
Richard Dolan	....	shop electrician
Torquil Douglas	....	camera trainee
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
David Elwell	....	lighting technician
Glenn Fishel	....	grip
James Harker	....	electrician
Zachary Henderson	....	grip
George Hines	....	electrician
Laura Hudock	....	second assistant camera
Milly Itzhak	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography
Kevin Lowry	....	grip
Michael J. Maurer	....	best boy electric
Keith McNicholas	....	rigging electrician
Charles Meere III	....	rigging gaffer
William Moore	....	rigging electric
Francine Natale	....	additional electrician
Ben Noble	....	electrician
Luke Owen	....	camera loader
Antonio Ponti	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Craig Pressgrove	....	first assistant camera
Brendan Quinlan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Steve Ramsey	....	gaffer
Rossana Rizzo	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jon W. Rosenbloom	....	additional grip
Frank Schumo	....	best boy rigging grip
Charles Sherron	....	key grip
Craig Striano	....	crane operator: Super Technocrane
Bill Taylor	....	director of photography: diorama unit
Perry Unjang	....	company grip
Rory Walsh	....	key rigging grip
Joseph M. Ori	....	gaffer: Diorama (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ernest Yurich	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting
Kevin Kuffa	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate
Cari Shanks	....	assistant to Casting Director
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Andres	....	costumer
Stephanie Biear	....	seamstress
David Davenport	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cameron Folan	....	costume production assistant
Catherine George	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Habacker	....	costumer
Rebecca Hofherr	....	costume buyer
Jennifer Ingram	....	costumer
Maggie Lee-Burdorff	....	costume assistant
Debbie Lucas	....	seamstress
Mary Jo McGrath	....	second wardrobe supervisor
David Paulin	....	costume ager/dyer
Kate Quinlan	....	costumer: Ms. Johansson

Editorial Department
Dana Bloder	....	digital intermediate producer
Brian Boyd	....	colorist: high-definition
Brandon Bussinger	....	colorist: high-definition
Chi Yoon Chung	....	assistant editor
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Andreas Fehrle	....	editorial assistant
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Brooks Larsen	....	second assistant editor
Zach Meadow	....	colorist: high-definition
Michelle Morris	....	dailies project manager
Fabio Sanchez	....	colorist: dailies
Zachary A. Schwartz	....	post-production assistant
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor (as Joey Violante)
Shelly Westerman	....	additional editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
James Seymour Brett	....	composer: additional music
James Seymour Brett	....	orchestrator (as James Brett)
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
John M. Davis	....	music editor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Irwin Fisch	....	music programmer
Irwin Fisch	....	orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Rachel Levy	....	executive in charge of music
Perry Montague Mason	....	orchestra leader (as Perry Montague-Mason)
Dean Parker	....	assistant to composer
Shawn Pelton	....	music programmer
Misha Piatigorsky	....	additional score recordist
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Simon Rhodes	....	music recordist
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
Philip Rothman	....	orchestrator
Ted Spencer	....	additional score recordist
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation (as Jill Streater)
Mark Suozzo	....	conductor
Mark Suozzo	....	music programmer
Mark Suozzo	....	orchestrator
Mark Suozzo	....	score producer
Charlotte Trinder	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Robin Urdang	....	music clearances
E. Gedney Webb	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Mike Easter	....	transportation co-captain
Bobby Marsh	....	driver co-captain
John 'Detroit' White	....	transportation

Other crew
Ramona Adair	....	production assistant
Ron Ames	....	title designer
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
James Bednark	....	production assistant
Patricia Birch	....	choreographer (as Pat Birch)
Anthony Blanco	....	production assistant
Kit Bland	....	key production assistant
James Blythe	....	production assistant
Ashley Bowen	....	assistant to producer
Christian Brockey	....	production coordinator
David Brundige	....	location assistant
Maurice Cabrera	....	parking coordinator
Aliya Carter	....	assistant: Mr. Pulcini and Ms. Springer Berman
Ellen Athena Catsikeas	....	assistant location manager
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Taryn Cox	....	assistant: Ms. Johansson
Melanie Donkers	....	assistant: Mr. Gladstein
Sarah Follett	....	set location assistant
Jim Ford	....	stand-in
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant
Angela Frye	....	stand-in: Alicia Keys
Kenny Gaskins	....	teamster captain
Adam Gerstel	....	title designer
Grant Greenberg	....	location scout: Hamptons
Jeni Harden	....	production assistant
Jordon Hattery	....	assistant: Mr. Gladstein
Ganesh Hennigs	....	production assistant
Greg Highsmith	....	second assistant accountant
Diane Hounsell	....	additional script supervisor
Susan Humphrey	....	animal trainer
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
Eric Jensen	....	assistant: Mr. Wolf
Richard Kathlean	....	location assistant
Amir Khan	....	set production assistant
Joe Knizeski	....	production assistant
Stephen Lawes	....	title designer
Thomas K. Lee	....	set production assistant
Yana Collins Lehman	....	post-production accountant
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
Richard T. Lynch	....	production assistant
Faya Madrid	....	production assistant
Kristin McGee	....	consultant: yoga
Paul C. McKenna	....	crane technician Technocrane
Kevin McLean	....	security: Ms. Johansson
Michael Meere	....	first assistant production accountant
Jonathan Melamed	....	key unit production assistant
Casey Leigh Monahan	....	stand-in
Michelle Morris	....	dailies project manager
Melissa Mugavero	....	set production assistant
Andrew Mulligan	....	production assistant
Sean Murray	....	set production assistant
Mario Nila	....	production assistant
Ana S. Pelaez	....	assistant production coordinator
John Perez	....	location scout
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	location coordinator
Christine Putnam	....	production secretary
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Reid Rosefelt	....	unit publicist
Jonathan Roumie	....	location scout
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Chris Sharp	....	office production assistant
Jeff Solano	....	set production assistant
Yorgo Stathopoulos	....	location assistant
Eve Strickman	....	background production assistant
Liz Urschel	....	production assistant
Johanna Vanderspool	....	production assistant
Michael Vincent	....	production assistant
Nathan Warren	....	production assistant
Sharon Watt	....	script supervisor: diorama unit
Thomas J. Whelan	....	location manager
John Whitley	....	payroll accountant
Nicole Willared	....	product placement
Jelani Atu Wilson	....	location assistant
Nadine F. Wilson	....	production accountant
Sally Winters	....	adr loop group
Tasha Zamsky	....	animal trainer
Dave Schechtman	....	intern (uncredited)

Thanks
John Benthal	....	very special thanks
Paul Brennan	....	very special thanks
Julie Cohen	....	very special thanks
Kevin Kuhn	....	very special thanks
Tori Metzger	....	very special thanks
Meryl Poster	....	very special thanks
Paul Pulcini	....	very special thanks
Geri Robin	....	thanks
Steven I. Tay	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The
• FilmColony

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)
• West Video (2007) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• RhinoFX (visual effects and animations)
• Basement, The (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Artists' Addiction Records  soundtrack
• Basement, The  title design
• Blink Entertainment  marketing and promotion
• C5  post-production sound editing facility
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Global Music Service  music preparation
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Hewlett Packard  thanks (as HP)
• Orbit Digital  Avids / HD services
• Orbit Digital  post-production facilities
• POP Sound  adr facility
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Reel Music  music clearances
• Sound One Corporation  adr facility (as Sound One New York)
• Sound One Corporation  re-recording facility (as Sound One New York)
• Soundtrack New York  adr facility
• Soundtrack New York  re-recording facility
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system (as Space Cam Systems)
• Technicolor New York  digital intermediate (as Technicolor NY)
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43432) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Finland:S | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Brazil:Livre | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

When Annie's mom is over for dinner with Annie, Lynette and Lynette's boyfriend, Mrs. X calls Annie on her cell phone. Her cell phone ring is to the tune of "Chim, Chim, Cheree," a song from the movie Mary Poppins (1964), which is, of course, about a magical nanny.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Annie and her mother are loading the car so Annie can move to New York, the red box is placed in the back seat twice.

Quotes:

Annie Braddock: C'mon, grove, why won't you shake your booty?
Grayer: 'Cause I have to make a doodie.

Movie Connections:

References Girls Gone Wild (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Raitra (Big Island Radio Mix)

Nanny's Diary

Many seem to be disappointed with 'The Nanny Dairies' because of its failure to properly deliver the social commentary about New York women of different class. However, I agree to an extent that it does not go into the depth of the theme in order to be a good satire but it remained nonetheless an entertaining flick. The film seems to mainly focus on Annie's view of the upper class (as she works as a nanny for such a family) and therein lies a danger, where she pretty much (as we are shown), in her own assessment generalizes her conclusion from one experience and in the other cases, with one encounter.

Now regarding the family she works for, Mr.X is a complete caricature of the businessman jerk who constantly cheats on his wife by shagging anything wearing short skirts or hotpants and he is bitter towards his family (including wife, son and even own mother). Mrs. X is portrayed under a more humane light. She is definitely in denial about a marriage that has already been long dead and she copes with it by avoiding herself from her own son and giving more focus to trivial away-from-home activities while believing that her husband still loves her. Amidst all this, it is the son who suffers.

Scarlett Johanssen is a miscast. She does not seem comfortable with comedy (as has been evident as well in Woody Allen's 'Scoop') and her outburst scene in the end looks theatrical. However, she is quite good in the scenes that display Annie's stress and fatigue while taking care of Grayer and overall, Johanssen does try to deliver. The child actor does not convince. Alicia Keys is forgettable and Chris Evans plays the clichéd rich white guy boyfriend. Ravishing Laura Linney is fabulous. Her character is technically a bitch but there is a vulnerability and depth that she draws which allows the audience to somewhat sympathize for Mrs. X. Paul Giamatti suffers from bad writing.

Despite the flaws, 'The Nannie Diaries' was quite enjoyable. I was not bored. I laughed at a few scenes and was interested to know what Scarlett's Annie would do to finally confront Mrs. X. The sets, though typical New York, was nice to look at. The Mary Poppins reference with the Umbrella was a bit pointless. In my opinion, this film is much better than the likes of pretentious movies like 'The Devil Wears Prada'.