![]() ![]() ![]() The Babysitter quickly goes from a slice-of-life comedy a la The Wonder Years to a more violent and darkly humorous Home Alone, with Cole fending off these kids with bug spray, fireworks, treehouses, and more. Bee’s the cool older woman who still wants to hang out with him even if it’s because that’s her job, and The Babysitter expertly crafts a funny, stylish comedy out of these parts.Īnd then things get bloody when Bee invites her friends (Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee, Andrew Bachelor) over for a game of spin-the-bottle truth-or-dare and then a cult ritual that involves sacrifice and the blood of an innocent. The first act is all about Cole’s relationship with his babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving) – he’s clearly somewhat smitten with her, but it’s mostly because she treats him with dignity that he doesn’t get from his classmates and even his parents. McG does a great job of setting up the film as something of a shock for those audience members who don’t know a lot about its plot. In this case, Cole (Judah Lewis) is the sole protagonist: goofy, geeky, and weird, he’s certainly not the type of kid to easily make friends at school, but he’s the perfect blend of affable and able for a film about a cult of young adults attempting to steal his blood and perform a spell that grants them anything they wish. No, we’re not talking about the Alicia Silverstone The Babysitter (which was re-released not too long ago by Scream Factory): this 2017 film is a new Netflix Original directed by McG and written by Brian Duffield, and it’s a highly entertaining horror comedy that manages to craft a compelling narrative intermixed with quite a lot of gore.Īs you can tell from the neon poster artwork, The Babysitter is heavily influenced by ’80s films – not just horror, but the kid-friendly ones like The Monster Squad and The Goonies where the odd but lovable heroes are children still in their awkward pubescent stage. But when his parents go away to a hotel for the night, Cole decides to stay up late to see what Bee does when he goes to bed he finds out that she’s not the same person he’s known during their fun nerd times, and he becomes the target of a crazy cult attempting to make their wishes come true using his blood!Īctors: Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Ken Marino He’s not exactly upset that he gets to hang out with her, but Cole is fed up with getting picked on a school, and it’s nice to have a refuge with Bee. However, Bee seems like the best kind of babysitter to have: she’s hot, super nice, and she loves geeky stuff just as much as Cole. ![]() Young Cole is a shy and often anxious fourteen-year-old kid who still has a babysitter. ![]()
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