This movie has the dubious honor of pulling off the most rare of triple plays: infanticide, matricide, and suicide, all committed by a single character!
A delusional and violence-prone Taylor Thompson may have accidentally smothered her baby Abbie. But her rage continued in murdering her boyfriend. After the fertility center cut her a check for $8,000 for an egg donation, Taylor has spent ten years in prison thinking about her next move on the chessboard of life.
As soon as she is released, Taylor makes a beeline for little Ruby, the daughter of Melissa and Caleb Nelson, who were the recipients of Taylor's egg donation. Impersonating the nanny named Kimberly Barrington, Taylor worms her way into the lives of the Nelsons.
There was an occasional clever tongue-in-cheek moment, as Taylor's grandiose plan to become the next Mrs. Caleb Nelson begins to unravel. Unfortunately, Taylor's savvy mother, who realizes that her daughter's decade in prison did not rehabilitate her, becomes a casualty, as well as Melissa's boss Jamal, who was close to exposing Taylor as a fraud.
The cast is worthy of praise in making some of the most the outrageous scenes credible. In the end, however, "Nanny Dearest" offered no redeeming values. From the outset, Melissa Nelson recognized something suspicious about Taylor, yet did not follow up on her good instincts. It was also sad to witness the depraved Taylor, who had a sharp intellect and plenty of charm, fall on her sword like a noble stoic Roman. She was just too desperate to be a mom.
A delusional and violence-prone Taylor Thompson may have accidentally smothered her baby Abbie. But her rage continued in murdering her boyfriend. After the fertility center cut her a check for $8,000 for an egg donation, Taylor has spent ten years in prison thinking about her next move on the chessboard of life.
As soon as she is released, Taylor makes a beeline for little Ruby, the daughter of Melissa and Caleb Nelson, who were the recipients of Taylor's egg donation. Impersonating the nanny named Kimberly Barrington, Taylor worms her way into the lives of the Nelsons.
There was an occasional clever tongue-in-cheek moment, as Taylor's grandiose plan to become the next Mrs. Caleb Nelson begins to unravel. Unfortunately, Taylor's savvy mother, who realizes that her daughter's decade in prison did not rehabilitate her, becomes a casualty, as well as Melissa's boss Jamal, who was close to exposing Taylor as a fraud.
The cast is worthy of praise in making some of the most the outrageous scenes credible. In the end, however, "Nanny Dearest" offered no redeeming values. From the outset, Melissa Nelson recognized something suspicious about Taylor, yet did not follow up on her good instincts. It was also sad to witness the depraved Taylor, who had a sharp intellect and plenty of charm, fall on her sword like a noble stoic Roman. She was just too desperate to be a mom.
