Babysitter Wanted

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Andy B When a young student takes a babysitting job at a remote farm, you know what’s going to happen. Or, at least you think you do. This film manages to subvert your expectations with a neat little twist that turns this into a pretty decent film. Initially, it’s a bit slow. The scene-setting takes a while - including the establishment of the love interest. Things start to pique your interest with the weirdly intrusive questions asked of the putative babysitter. Once the sitting starts, it’s all completely normal: a child who never removes his hat, only seems to say one word (“hungry”) and is fed on all-meat diet. When the creepy phone calls result in a predictable home invasion, it’s almost a relief. The twist, when it comes, adds a level of nuance to the film and sends it down a different path before resulting in an extremely gory final act. Buy popcorn and enjoy. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review John C `Babysitter Wanted' is pretty much `horror by the numbers.' It offers little that you haven't already seen before, i.e. pretty girl being stalked by... whatever madman/beastie the filmmakers desire. However, just because it's formulaic, doesn't mean it's that bad. Don't get me wrong, it's no classic. It won't be remembered alongside 'Halloween' and 'Scream,' but, if you're into horror/teen slashers then this could give you an hour and a half's general amusement (or just under ninety minutes actually, as it's quite a short film). A girl takes a job as a babysitter and... well, let's just say things don't turn out as planned. It's a film of two halves. It does its best to lead you in one direction, only to then pull away in another (hoping you haven't already guessed what's coming - no 'spoilers' here!). It's far from perfect. The director seems to want to use brief bursts of incidental music at every given opportunity (which reminded me of the 'strings' of noise whenever a xenomorph jumped out in James Cameron's 'Aliens'). It kind of works the first couple of times, but it's used too much and it just gets annoying after the times it happens enters double-digits. Plus, when the babysitter is alone in the house, obviously she has no one to talk to. Therefore she basically gives us viewers a running commentary of her thoughts, taking the phrase `thinking out loud' to its literalness. If you're into horror and are easily pleased (or just very forgiving of B-movies in general) then give this one a go. All the performances are perfectly adequate and therefore it slightly raises its head above the pool of terribly generic horror offerings currently on DVD and you might not see what transpires in the second half coming. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Kimmie R I loved this movie and did not see the twist coming. Love that it was shot on film too. Great acting by the lead actress. Better than a lot of horror movies I’ve seen recently. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Greg L I kind of enjoyed this but mainly because the main character, Sarah Thompson, is cute as a little bible loving girl terrorized and tortured by demonic crazies. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Audience Member The worst movie I've seen during all of covid, and that's saying a lot. Considering how ridiculous the plot is, the movie could have been more tolerable if it didn't take itself so seriously. Pass! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Well made and entertaining with tension, sense of dread and a cool house. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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