The Babysitter

How a beautiful woman affects men

An attractive, but otherwise normal and decent teen girl (Alicia Silverstone), takes a short-notice babysitting gig in the Los Angeles area. She unknowingly stirs the fantasies of the middle-aged husband of the house (J.T. Walsh), the preadolescent boy, her current boyfriend (Jeremy London) and his wannabe Fonzie frenemy (Nicky Katt).

Alicia Silverstone was a hot item in the 90s, but the direct-to-video The Babysitter (1995) fell through the cracks. Its not great like Clueless (1995) or The Crush (1993), but its still a worthy 90s Silverstone drama/comedy with romance/thriller elements in the same league as True Crime (1995) and Excess Baggage (1997).

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Well, Alicia Silverstone does a good job. Have to give her that.

But, this is pretty much "The Crush" only with a much worse cast, a slightly different plot that still follows the lolita theme, and a the worst possible execution possible.

I believe the plot summary is that a man and his children all have a thing for the babysitter... and that is just about all you need to know.

Films like this you expect tension, something that keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes a knot in the muscles on your back. Tension that is both sexual and fatal.

Instead it pushes for an eroticism that is never really achieved and any feelings of peril are absolutely void. The cover suggests enough, but in the end the mood never gets there enough to make it an enjoyable watch.