chow913 This film portrays itself as a modern day 'Mary Poppins,' a rags to riches love story about a shy girl whose intelligence wins her prince charming and conquers over the snobby rich witches.Unfortunately 'Au Pair' I and II are the exact opposite of what they promise. I cannot find a single redeeming reason why any audience young or old would find this film series entertaining on any level.The plot: This is the type of film where the audience has already figured out the entire storyline by the opening credits and must endure the motions waiting for the characters to catch up.Heidi Lenhart stars as a nerdy business school graduate whose so preoccupied with money that she'd rather follow her business plan of working during to summer than going with her fiancé to Europe.Lenhart isn't nails on a chalkboard but there's nothing remotely charming about her, nor does her character grow in any way. She is actually that which she claims to detest, a money obsessed snob. She ends the film no different.The most annoying thing about her character is the typical Hollywood fiction of a recent business school graduate knowing more about business than those characters with 20+ years of real world experience. Somehow these characters always try too hard to immediately begin managing multinational corporations right from the start rather than working their way up.Lenhart's accepts a position working under a billionaire businessman in Europe. He's also money obsessed and his character never grows. Maybe this is why they fall in love. But is that really a love story anyone wants to see. I'm sure Adolf and Eva also had a lot in common.For two people supposed to be so detail orientated somehow he's actually hired her to be his motherless children's au pair. Ha ha ha. What a funny mix up.The two Arian uber children a cute but their characters have no real active roll in this film what so ever. They don't do anything at all. They don't misbehave or cause trouble. They're just around.In conclusion, if you want to see a love story between two stone cold money obsessed snobs this is the film for you. If you want family film romance and comedy look elsewhere.

dereksaun Not a bad movie, but there were some unpolished areas. A bit too much slapstick (like the wicked fiance falling in the water). There was also not much, if any, credit given to the Budapest location. Were we suppose to think it was Paris? John Rhys-Davies might be typecast (but only in my mind). I kept thinking "what is General Koskov of the James Bond film 'The Living Daylights' doing here?" After all, part of the James Bond film was set in Vienna, like this film!The audience naturally would be hoping for a happy ending. However, the Gregory Harrison character is not necessarily the ideal husband. He is easily fooled by the fiance, is willing to be tricked into a sudden wedding, and doesn't seem to have an interest in his children.Overall, I think the film could have been better had the script been written better. Perhaps they assume that children can only understand a situation where good and bad are obvious.

sundrop I saw this movie first, when I was at a friend's house, in about 1999. I really liked it, but I forgot how good it was. Then, one day last week, I was flipping through channels, and when I got to Fox Family, I saw that it was on. It was near the beginning, so I watched it. Then, I saw lots of commercials for Au Pair 2. I couldn't wait to watch that. Last night, I watched the World Premire, and loved it. I hope that someday, there is another one.

angelbreath3 I really liked this movie. The acting was pretty good, and I LOVED the scenes in Europe. What can I say...I'm a sucker for movies that take place in Paris. Even though those kids were somewhat annoying, they didn't bother me so much, that i would change my opinion on the movie. I also love that actress who plays the step mom-to-be. she is really funny, and has a history of playing those types of characters. Remember "it Takes Two"? Yea, that was her. Anyways, this was a great movie, and it was really worth watching.