But there's still a warm, British naturalism to "Nanny McPhee Returns" and an old-fashioned cheerfulness uncommon to most of today's kids movies.In the first installment, McPhee, a mean-looking witch ...

-- What it's about: Another dysfunctional family calls on the services of the real "Super Nanny," Nanny McPhee. -- The kid-attractor factor: Kids behaving badly, then getting what's coming to them. -- ...

Just when you thought the whole British nanny thing had crested, that naughty stools and one-hour family makeovers were on their way to the cultural dustbin, in walks a quiet, grim, ...

Just as most happy stories do, Nanny McPhee begins with a tragedy. Left widowed, Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and his seven children are faced with an ultimatum: Mr. Brown must remarry within the month or ...