Referencing to current social media culture. THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN wastes a lot of time on playing the reference game. THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN just isnвЂ™t capable of recreating any of the fun. The film fails to build on this, making its annoying characters just plain insufferable. It was super on the nose, but thatвЂ™s what made it funny. The first Babysitter film leaned so hard into those stereotypes that they became caricatures of a caricature. The horror stereotypes are only effective if theyвЂ™re actually funny. (L to R) ANDREW BACHELOR as JOHN, BELLA THORNE as ALLISON and ROBBIE AMELL as MAX in THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN. I could feel THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN getting less funny and less focused with every passing line of dialogue. ItвЂ™s especially frustrating for the film to hinge its humor on вЂ™80s nostalgia, but then throw in a line or a reference that instantly dates the film. That being said, itвЂ™s not enough for a film to just hearken back to retroelements. And YES, the tropes of вЂ™80s slasher films have been perfect fodder for the horror-comedy machine. This sequel didnвЂ™t get anything right.Д®qually as tired as the horror-comedy is the current cultural obsession with 80s nostalgia. The first Babysitter film got a lot right. At this point, they only feel fresh and fun when everything aligns just right. Horror-comedies are already a bit played out, as is. THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN is kinda dumb.

KILLER QUEEN stars Judah Lewis, Jenna Ortega, Maximilian Acevedo, and Emily Alyn Lind. The film is written and directed by McG, though he does share a writing credit with Dan Lagana. HeвЂ™s unlucky in love, awkward and suspected to be crazy, and still haunted by his past. Now, Cole faces new demons in high school. Cole is still traumatized after surviving the attack of a satanic blood cult and the betrayal of his huge crush/babysitter. THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN takes place two years after the events of The Babysitter. Take a 2017 horror-comedy that flew under the radar before finding its audience and attempt to create a sequel that captures the same surprise and fun, and what do you get? Well, you get THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN. THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN l Courtesy of NetflixSequels are a risky business under the best of circumstances.

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