The Babysitters

But in a whole I actually liked this movie. You could say its disgusting filth, that no one whould have made it, but its this kinda filth that makes a movie good. We all have to admit we love a good... Full review

I rented The Babysitters from Blockbuster Video and I liked The Baysitters.I odered The Babysitters and My The Babysitters DVD came in the mail last Friday. In The Babysitters I liked Michael and Shirley. The Babysitters is my favorite John Leguizamo... Full review

Shirley is just your normal babysitting teenager, until she begins an affair with one of her clients (John Leguizamo). After he slips her a few extra bucks in addition to her normal babysitting fee, she quickly decides to make this into... Full review

I marked it high because of the original script idea and the great acting, but I have to say that the ending could have been better. It is an audacious concept: babysitting teenagers are acting as high pay prostitutes for the... Full review

The Babysitters is a completely original film. What a great plot. It doesn't hurt that John Leguizamo is in this one. He's an actor that can carry a film. I though the story was hip with a dark undercurrent. A teenager... Full review

This is what I look for in independent film. Well drawn characters, competent movie making, and a pleasing ambiguity that a big studio wouldn't dare leave in, lest the audience actually decide how to feel for themselves. The guys are great... Full review

The film was an excellent portrayal of the emotions and acts that drive individuals to commit heinous acts, and not to be excused but circumstances culminate to such a degree that actions seem beyond control. Acting was just pitched just right... Full review

Whoever said that brains and beauty is not an explosive combination? An enterprising young woman sees a way to take control of her life and becomes a mastermind behind a society of young women whose lives are slowly shattered when they... Full review

It's her bossy, all-business personality that gives The Babysitters moments of very black humour. This take on contemporary mores is uneven and it never seems quite convincing in any way, but performances from young actresses Katherine Waterston and Lauren Birkell are worth seeing. ... Full Review

Things only get ickier after the very first uncomfortable kiss between Waterston and Leguizamo, especially whenever Mr. B's repulsive friend (Andy Comeau) shows up. To feel sorry for Cynthia Nixon in the thankless role of Mrs. Beltran. ... Full Review

The Babysitters is still a dangerously glib and simplistic take on sexual exploitation, which, unfortunately, is never as mutual as Ross would like us to believe.....Newcomer Katherine Waterston is remarkable, and Leguizamo infuses Michael with as much innocence as possible.... ... Full Review

The problem comes when filmmakers light the flame and have no idea where to carry it or how to extinguish it. Unfortunately, Waterston wastes it on the wrong movie. You can tell because they keep looking shyly away from each other. ... Full Review

Ross's script is neither edgy nor engaging....the moribund 2006 Lucky McKee film "The Woods....a cautionary tale....the great Sam Waterston.... ... Full Review

The Babysitters is a wonderfully screwed up movie. The plot is slightly disturbing, but the film is so well written and produced that you'll forget how sick it could potentially be. ... Full Article

Until it crosses a shadowy line dividing serious comedy from distasteful exploitation, "The Babysitters" has the makings of an incisive satire of greed and lust in suburbia. ... Full Article

Shirley doesn't even flinch when she says it, looking into the eyes of her employer after a sweaty sexual encounter: The price is going up. ... Full Article

Starring Katherine Waterson, John Leguizamo and Cynthia Nixon. Written and directed by David Ross. 90 minutes. At the Empire Empress Walk. 18A A first feature that showed up in the Toronto International Film Festival's Discovery section last fall, The Babysitters... ... Full Article

Production Stills: View here Shirley Lyner (Katherine Waterston) is a typical high school teenshe worries about her grades and the SAT's; she wonders if her best friend's step-brother likes her, she baby-sits a few nights to make some extra cash. ... Full Article

addies, don't let your daughters grow up to be babysitters, because according to The Babysitters , it's a gateway to whoredom. Synthesizing the shock tactics of Thirteen with the white-picket-fence-community expos and pedophilic wet dreams of American Beauty , writer-director... ... Full Article