Michael Ledo
The movie starts out as a bad sex comedy. Jonah Hill stars as Noah Griffith, a slightly nerdy, obese young adult who peddles a bicycle. In the opening scene he is performing oral services for a pretty blond girl (Ari Graynor) who believes fat guys do it best, however she won't return the favor as she claims she has a touch of food poisoning. She is a coke slut loved by Noah.Mom (Jessica Hecht) coerces Noah into babysitting for the neighbor (Erin Daniels). The kids are a 13 year old boy with responsibility issues, an eight year old girl going on 16, and an adopted kid from El Salvador who acts like he is part of a cartel. Noah is irresponsible as this turns into an "Adventures in Babysitting" adult comedy as he attempts to score some cocaine for his "girlfriend" who has promised him real sex in return.As I watched the movie for the first time, I had the feeling I have seen this before. Predictable, trite, and mostly unfunny. A "me-too" comedy. A lower tier rental at best. Go watch Harold and Kumar instead.F-bomb, sex talk, no nudity
callanvass
(Plot) A lazy college student that is serving a suspension is cajoled into being a babysitter for the kids next door. What he doesn't realize is that he is getting much more than he bargained for than just a few measly bucks
With these types of comedies, it's not hard to tell what you're getting. They go out of their way to cross the line to make people laugh, and usually I find that lazy, but I can't help but admit that I managed to have a decent time with this one. Most of the kids are whiny and unlikable, it goes for the kitchen sink in terms of being rancid, but I couldn't help but laugh at it. Maybe it was just the mood I was in, but I had some fun. Jonah Hill is his usual dependable self. His lazy character is detestable and I absolutely loved it. Kevin Hernandez is by far the best of the bunch of the kids as Rodrigo. He steals the show as the malevolent kid. I got a kick out of him. And, of course, we get the ever reliable Sam Rockwell. Final Thoughts: It's not great, but what do you really expect when it comes to this film? Turn your brain off, and have a few laughs! 6/10
nonprofitgnome1
The Sitter is a strange movie. It's very adult at times in its language and content while at other times relying on cheap laughs you would expect from a Disney Channel cartoon. It's almost as if the director was thinking, oh kids would think this would be funny without thinking, this movie is absolutely not for kids! Other than that issue I had with the movie, the premise is just ridiculous. I'm supposed to believe that Noah, the babysitter, would set out on a crazy adventure with the kids he was babysitting, involving drugs and theft all so he could have sex with a girl who didn't even like him? I can suspend my disbelief with the best of them but come on, that a little overkill in the unbelievable department.To go along with the unbelievable story, were unbelievable characters. The children in this movie, mainly Rodrigo, did unthinkable things. Kids don't just carry around cherry bombs or pee in the middle of a high end restaurant. And if they did, their parents wouldn't be leaving them with a sitter, they would be locked in a closet in the attic.I did enjoy Jonah Hill despite the train wreck of a movie. He seems to be funny in whatever role he plays. Yes, many jokes fell flat but there are some people who are just funny, and I believe he is one of the few.I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone as at its best it's a very mediocre comedy and at its worst it's painful to watch.
apb216
I was so ready for this movie to be a hilarious hit, considering I am a big fan of Jonah Hill...but I was let down in the worst way. Once again my expectations have gotten the better of me, and I believed the trailers. This movie was boring, unfunny, and unmemorable. I really don't even remember most of it because I was so eager for it to end halfway through I just stopped paying attention. The only somewhat funny and memorable part of the movie was when the little girl thing starts singing Hoochie Mama...and the part that you see in the trailers where she says she sharded. Thats about as good as it gets, folks. Try to forget this movie was ever made.
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