Not to be confused with the unrelated Alicia Silverstone film from the 90s with the same name, “The Babysitter” is a 2017 horror/comedy. It’s essentially “Home Alone” meets “The Purge” so I imagine it will appeal to some people out there. However, I just could not get into this movie at all and found it pretty irritating for the most part.

Nerdy kid Cole (Judah Lewis) is used to being picked on. He decides to stay up past his bedtime to see what his babysitter (Samara Weaving “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) gets up to. He’s horrified when he discovers that she’s part of a satanic cult and now he will have to fight if he is to survive the night.

Judah Lewis is okay as the kid but he’s about the only one in here that did not get on my nerves. The babysitter is really annoying and comes across as a little creepy even before it’s revealed that she’s a Satanist. The other teens that are part of the cult made me want to punch a wall. The members include a cheerleader bimbo, a shirtless quarterback and a sort-of Wayans wannabe. The dialog is beyond cringeworthy and times and many of the performances are just painful to watch.

There are tons of nerdy conversations about sci-fi shows such as “Star Trek” but they add little to nothing to the experience. The violence in this movie is very bloodthirsty but it’s never amusing like films such as “RoboCop” or “Evil Dead II”. This clearly seems to be part of a recent wave of movies and tv shows that are determined to cash-in on 80s nostalgia. I would recommend that you instead watch (or even re-watch) a great movie from the 80s instead of this. “The Babysitter” is a waste of time.