Uptown Girls (7.6/10)

Uptown Girls came out in 2003, but it looks and feels like a 90s movie, which works in its favor. The acting isn't the best, but that's to be expected given the premise and the lead actors, and it never really gets in the way. The story is exactly what you'd expect from a movie like this, and so is the ending, which is solid and lands where it should. It won't reinvent anything, but it doesn't need to. Solid movie all around, and an easy watch if you're in the mood for something familiar. "Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) has never worked a day in her life and has lived like a queen since her father, a famous rock 'n' roll star, died and left her his fortune. But everything changes when Molly realizes that her manager has stolen her money. She lands a job as a nanny for Ray (Dakota Fanning), a young girl whose serious attitude is the opposite of Molly's carefree one. With help from her boyfriend, Neal (Jesse Spencer), Molly tries to bond with Ray and learn how to be an adult."