Director: Rachel Talalay
Cast: Tamara Smart , Oona Laurence , Tom Felton , Indya Moore , Cameron Bancroft , Ian Ho, Ty Consiglio , Alessio Scalzotto , Crystal Balint , Anisa Harris , Ricky He , Tamsen McDonough
Plot: Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.
My Movie Review: The movie is whimsical kid teen supernatural that doesn't scare much but amuse in visual effects there's something quirky on it could use more tricks to go with its treats! A Babysitter's Guide To Monster Hunting is fun experiment of ideas that exceed perception but limited in execution good start by the way caught my attention right away unfortunately towards the middle I got lost so scenes are just slipping away don't know if I lost focus or it turn out bad! Tamara Smart has a pleasing on-screen presence she plays a high school freshman named Kelly some calls her Monster Girl because of a story she's told about the scary creature who visited her in the night when she was a child at one night she babysits the angel-faced Ian Ho:) Oona Laurence looks great here love the hair color and the whole look in no time her tough girl Liz Lerue shows up on her scooter with her perky bob and an arsenal of smart-ass one-liners to help Liz as she explains' is part of a secret society of babysitters who hunt monsters so cool!
Critic Reviews: Gorgeously imagined settings, a great cast, and an exciting story that hits the exact sweet spot between funny-scary and scary-funny. It's hard to figure out exactly what Talalay and Co. are aiming for here. Babysitter's Guide is never truly scary but it's also never all that funny. The film often sinks beneath the weight of its viscous plot. However, it burbles and thrives in moments that rely on aesthetics over story... The film feels more programmed than imagined. A fantasy and adventure film with which the youngest will have an entertaining time and with some horny monster along the way. Like a lot of middling Netflix films, there's a cheap veneer that prevents any creative exploration of film's high-concept premise. Fantasy violence, brave teens in book-based monster tale.'A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting' is introductory horror that never leans heavily into scares, but works within its zaniness thanks to a strong cast of all ages (especially Tom Felton). This Rachel Talalay-directed film makes for a perfect Halloween viewing and a way to introduce a young viewer to their first kinda horror film!
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