At first glanced I chalked this movie up to nothing more than a dumb "Scary Movie". This feeling only shifted after seeing a short preview video on Netflix. When it started to play I found myself chuckling along at the protagonist questioning my one of his capture isn't wearing a shirt anymore. A few days later on a whim I looked at my wife well trying to find something to watch and asked if "The Babysitter" would do. After the protest from my wife, we sped through the measly 1h25m run-time. Don't judge this movie by its cover. It is fun and self-aware flick that knows how silly it is and is not afraid of poking fun at its self. The premise really does not do a good job of conveying its meta-humor and ridiculous scenarios. Of course this movie like most these past few years likes to tug at our nostalgia strings and includes some great TV/movie/comic references and of course 80s rock'n'roll. I've watched it about three times in the past few weeks to show friends and family, who all had the same eye roll effect when I recommended it. In the end they all laughed and enjoyed it. Defiantly worth a onetime view.
Review of The Babysitter
