If one were to hear the plot of The Night Sitter, it sounds potentially interesting. A young thief poses as a babysitter for a wealthy paranormal investigator and, while under her care, the paranormal investigator's young son gets out of his room and unleashes three wicked witches named The Three Mothers who wreak havoc and destruction to all of those around them.
For the first 20 minutes, The Night Sitter seems to be on the right path. The film, while clearly low budget, is beautifully photographed and the colored light gels invoke Dario Argento's Suspiria and Inferno. Unfortunately, it takes The Night Sitter over 45 minutes to get to anything even resembling danger and it's not like it's spent those first 45 minutes building up the characters, so it leaves us with a whole lot of nothing.
Still, this is something the film could easily redeem with an exciting second half, but even that begins to feel repetitive and lack a sense of threat. These witches seem more pesky than downright diabolical. It all adds up to one big missed opportunity.
For the first 20 minutes, The Night Sitter seems to be on the right path. The film, while clearly low budget, is beautifully photographed and the colored light gels invoke Dario Argento's Suspiria and Inferno. Unfortunately, it takes The Night Sitter over 45 minutes to get to anything even resembling danger and it's not like it's spent those first 45 minutes building up the characters, so it leaves us with a whole lot of nothing.
Still, this is something the film could easily redeem with an exciting second half, but even that begins to feel repetitive and lack a sense of threat. These witches seem more pesky than downright diabolical. It all adds up to one big missed opportunity.