My friend recommended this to me as I really needed a fun and light movie to watch and Adventures in Babysitting certainly delivered! Plus the fact that Elizabeth Shue was the main lead was a big plus for me (as those reading they may know she played Ali in the first Karate Kids film a few year prior to this movie).
I wasn't sure what to expect when it started but from the first moment when Chris Parker appears on the scene dancing with some of the great 80s music of the era, I was sucked in. The acting across the entire cast was really good including having some pleasantly familiar well known actor faces also turning up. Chris going to babysit the Andersons kids for the evening, I thought what could go wrong? It all starts when she is forced to bring them along in her mother's car to the city to pick up her friend Brenda who has become stranded at the bus station.
But it's not quite as simple as that as the characters get into mishap after accidental mishap and things gets worse for them as the night goes on until they end up getting pursued by the mafia! The film is terrifically written with lots of hilarious moments and so cleverly structured, when just when you think things can't any worse and even seeming harmless actions like picking up a playboy magazine can have huge consequences. The pacing is perfect throughout and never lets up to the end, with you coming to care about the characters. Elizabeth Shue shines in this film throughout, especially in one of my fav moments when they have to sing the babysitting blues. She actually has a pretty good voice!
This brings me on to the other biggest plus of the movie, which is the terrific music. All the songs chosen fit perfectly and there wasn't a moment when my foot wasn't tapping along to it. Watching this made me laugh and smile a lot and a lot is packed in to it's 100 minutes run time. The fact it achieves this with such great pacing and doesn't feel rushed or dragged is an amazing achievement! Babysitting has never seemed so dangerous! I loved every minute of viewing this slightly underrated gem!
I wasn't sure what to expect when it started but from the first moment when Chris Parker appears on the scene dancing with some of the great 80s music of the era, I was sucked in. The acting across the entire cast was really good including having some pleasantly familiar well known actor faces also turning up. Chris going to babysit the Andersons kids for the evening, I thought what could go wrong? It all starts when she is forced to bring them along in her mother's car to the city to pick up her friend Brenda who has become stranded at the bus station.
But it's not quite as simple as that as the characters get into mishap after accidental mishap and things gets worse for them as the night goes on until they end up getting pursued by the mafia! The film is terrifically written with lots of hilarious moments and so cleverly structured, when just when you think things can't any worse and even seeming harmless actions like picking up a playboy magazine can have huge consequences. The pacing is perfect throughout and never lets up to the end, with you coming to care about the characters. Elizabeth Shue shines in this film throughout, especially in one of my fav moments when they have to sing the babysitting blues. She actually has a pretty good voice!
This brings me on to the other biggest plus of the movie, which is the terrific music. All the songs chosen fit perfectly and there wasn't a moment when my foot wasn't tapping along to it. Watching this made me laugh and smile a lot and a lot is packed in to it's 100 minutes run time. The fact it achieves this with such great pacing and doesn't feel rushed or dragged is an amazing achievement! Babysitting has never seemed so dangerous! I loved every minute of viewing this slightly underrated gem!
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