On Aug. 24, “The Nanny Diaries” splashed onto the big screen, and Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansen) got a taste of what happens when you bomb the job interview you needed and end up unexpectedly in the right place at the right time.

Usually by the time most students begin college, they have faced some type of school or job interview.

For any student who has shared in the interviewing process it is common knowledge that the most frightening part is anticipating what questions will be asked. Depending on the answers given, the outcome will either be a phone call of congratulations or another day of searching the classified ads.

Dressed in her new suite and displaying an aura of confidence, Annie stumbles for words as she is asked by the corporate interviewer; “Who is Annie Braddock?”

Failing to answer what should have been a simple question, Annie bolts from her chair and begins to question exactly who she is. Just recently graduated from college, she knows she has a love for anthropology, but her mother wants more for her.

Walking through the streets of upper-class New York, Annie finds herself believing that she will become nothing more than a bird-lady who sits in the park feeding pigeons while wearing hideous knitted sweaters.

Without warning a man on a scooter fails to yield to a small boy who is walking alone in the park. Annie jumps up from the bench and pushes the boy out of the way, slamming onto the grass. As she stands up, the boy’s mother greets Annie with a warm smile.

The lady is introduced as Mrs. X. Mrs. X mistakes Annie as saying that she is a nanny and quickly tells Annie to give her a call to interview for a position. Suddenly Annie is swarmed by several upper-class women all in search of a nanny.

As Annie battles to understand life as a nanny, a moody child, and Mrs. X, there is one challenge she did not expect to find. Harvard Hottie stumbles upon Annie as she and her charge, Grayer, face their first at-home battle.

Annie rationalizes quickly and decides to not focus on Mr. Harvard (named so for his Harvard t-shirt) and returns to her duties. However, Annie is not prepared for the relationship that bursts between her and her new little friend Grayer, and the truth behind the fact that money cannot buy happiness.

“The Nanny Diaries” depicts the story line of the 2003 movie “Uptown Girls,” but with a twist. Instead of focusing on the picture of growing up, “The Nanny Diaries” focuses more on how much children yearn to be loved and the importance of not living for other people.

This 105 minute romantic-comedy is a must see for anyone who has ever had the experience of taking care of someone else’s child. Scarlett Johansson, who plays Annie Braddock, and Nicholas Art, who plays Grayer, paint a sentimental picture on screen of the true aspects of really loving a child.

Directors and screenwriters Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini add a unique style to the film by creating the perspective from that of Annie Braddock as she realizes quickly that the upper-class lifestyle is not all it’s cracked up to be.

As the film concludes, Annie is left with the realization that she is a woman who would rather be doing something she loves than sitting in a pile of money leading a lonely life.

Clutching on to a letter from Mrs. X, Annie smiles at the good she has spread in helping Grayer to finally have the mother he always wanted. Finally, Annie asks; “Who is Annie Braddock?” She is a former nanny from the lower-class who loves anthropology.

Overall, this film was slightly slow moving, but did have comedic moments and tender emotional triggers as Mrs. X finally realizes, thanks to Annie, that all she needs to do to be a great mom is spend time getting to know her child.

Although the scene of Harvard Hottie randomly upset with Annie just jumps out from nowhere, the flow of the movie was smooth and enjoyable. “The Nanny Diaries” is highly recommended for the perfect girls-night-out or for a tension-relieving first date flick.