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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2020 film The Babysitter: Killer Queen.
Story
I’m impressed with the continuity of feel from the first one. The story is fairly linear and is more of a chase situation, but everything is well set up and a little surreal like the first.
Score: 1
Characters
I love that my complaints from the first one were dealt with in this one. If it was set up the whole time I’m impressed and if not, I’m more impressed because they must have taken audience feedback.
I found the main guy a little whiny and annoying until he took things into his own hands. The new girl felt very much like a tough on the outside girl with a hard past. She played it well and was surprisingly charismatic.
I’m so glad they brought back the old group of killers. They were so entertaining and Robbie Amell was wonderful again. The younger killers were pretty forgettable and didn’t have the charisma or interest of the others.
The dads were just annoying and I could have done without them.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Lots of surreal cheesyness but nothing particularly great. Again Amell had the best lines.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
The location shooting was great. The desert is always a great place to highten the weird. As a person who’s grown up around lakes and rivers, seeing a river in a desert was unerving.
I liked that continuity of using Queen for the babysitter and the music was well done overall.
Score: 1
Fun
The movie was fun. Once they got to the first twist it was a lot of fun. I think I like it better than the first. The sex scene was weird. I’m glad I wasn’t watching it with anyone who I’d have to explain that it was a metaphor for sex.
Score: 1
Overall
This was an excellent slasher but an even better sequel. The gore is higher, the twists more twisted, and the surreal action more entertaining. If you liked the first one, this is great.
Final Score: 4 Stars out of 5