By EWAN McDONALD
(Herald rating: * )
Molly Gunn's dad was a rock star who went through that famous departure lounge: died in a plane crash when she was 8. Mum died too, but Molly (Brittany Murphy) was left with their millions, no need to get an education or go to work,
and dad's collection of classic guitars. The kid is all right for a few years until Dad's financial adviser disappears with what's left of the cash.
Forced to look for work, Molly's connections land her a gig as nanny to Ray Schleine (Dakota Fanning, I Am Sam), who hails from a similar background. Mum (Heather Locklear) is a bigtime record company honcho and dad is slowly dying from a terminal illness. Two spoiled brats, one under-grown and one over-grown, make this a comedy of extremely bad manners, and presenting Murphy looking like a poster-child for heroin chic does not build sympathy for her character.
The DVD epitomises the movie, breathless and shallow and rather more self-important than it deserves (Brittany Murphy is the new Lucille Ball? I'd take some convincing and I didn't even like Lucy), a wodge of deleted or alternative scenes, a decent soundtrack for the poppy music and garish, if slightly dodgy picture quality.
* DVD, video rental May 12
