The Babysitter (2017)

So much fun!, 21 November 2017

12 year-old Cole (Judah Lewis) may be a nerdy little kid who's picked on at school, but he's got one thing the other kids don't - he's got a super-cool, super-hot babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving). They have a blast together and she seems to enjoy his company as much as he does hers. So when Bee comes over to stay with Cole while his parents are out-of-town, nothing could be more perfect. Well, that is, until late at night when Cole is supposed to be asleep, he sees Bee stab some dude in the head with two daggers as part of a Satanic ritual. Needless to say, things get real bad for Cole real fast.

As I've said at least 1,624,857 times, I watch movies for entertainment. If a film entertains me, then that's all that really matters. And The Babysitter entertained me like few movies I've seen recently. It's a total blast from beginning to end. The mix of some very funny comedy bits with some nice gore shots and plenty of action checks all my entertainment boxes. The start of the movie reminded me of one of those 70s-era coming of age films where the kid falls for the older girl only to have his heartbroken. The Babysitter follows that pattern for about the first 30 minutes. But once Bee pulls out the daggers, all hell breaks loose and the films kicks into another gear. I know a lot of people complain that The Babysitter's not realistic etc. To those people I say just try to get over it and go with it. It's not meant to be a serious thriller. If you go into with that mindset, I see why you'd be disappointed. But go into with an open-mind and you might have as much fun as I did.

I was really blown away with both leads - Judah Lewis and Samara Weaving. For Lewis, I believe this is only his second acting credit. For someone so inexperienced, he really delivers. As for Weaving, I predict a big future for her. She's got the looks, ability, and a real screen presence that should do well for her in the future.

One last thing, even though he's only on-screen for a few minutes, I always enjoy seeing Ken Marino (playing "Dad" in this film). He's been a favorite of mine since his days of playing the sleazy Vinnie Van Lowe in Veronica Mars.

9/10