Movie review: 'Nanny' is an intriguing psychological thriller, verging on horror, directed by highly promising first-time feature filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu.
A Senagalese caregiver copes with a complex series of childcare instructions wielded by a Manhattan corporate executive in"Nanny."
Take, for example, “Nanny,” an eerie, assured debut with a terrific central performance from Anna Diop.It’s no horror film. Rather, it delves into genuine psychological thriller territory, grounded in a character study of the American immigrant experience. Now: Many if not most films broadly describable as psychological thrillers are about as psychological thriller-y as a chainsaw massacre.
Amy keeps her daughter on a super-strict eating regimen; references to what everyone’s been through lately with the pandemic are hinted at, slyly, obliquely. More obvious is Amy’s exhausting work life. And her husband’s apparent, stealthy interest in “the help.” And the imminent clash of wills between Amy and Aisha, who introduces the privileged, sheltered Rose to jollof rice and other West African staples.
There’s more in “Nanny,” notably a budding romance from Malik, the security guard played warmly and well by Sinqua Walls. Malik takes care of his grandmother , who claims to have psychic powers and has a hunch about the spirit-world tricksters who may be responsible for Aisha’s visions.
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