The Babysitter: Killer Queen

 

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

2020

Director- McG

Cast- Judah Lewis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jenna Ortega, Robbie Amell, King Bach, Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, Ken Marino, Leslie Bibb, Chris Wylde, Samara Weaving

            If you haven’t seen The Babysitter, you’re in luck because it’s still on Netflix.  If you haven’t seen it, you totally need to see it before seeing this sequel as this is a true sequel and won’t be nearly as enjoyable if you’re not up to speed. (If you’re interested a review is here).

           

      In the first movie, we meet Cole, a dooffus kid with a crush on his super-hot but way too much older babysitter (Samara Weaving). Unfortunately, she was the head of a murderous satanic cult who planned to use him as a sacrifice to the Dark Lord. Cole spent that movie fighting off, and gruesomely killing, all of the members of the cult in a kind of Home Alone meets Helter Skelter.

            Now, two years have passed. No one believes Cole about what happened and he goes through high school being ridiculed. His only sense of comfort comes from Melanie, his age appropriate crush from the first film (you’ll recognize Emily Alyn Lind from her wonderful performance as Snakebite Andi in Dr. Sleep). Cole is trying to move on with his life but the cultists from the first movie are back. They have been reanimated by the powers of darkness and now have another chance to take a shot at Cole.  The X-factor in all of this is Phoebe, the new girl in school, who rumor has it, killed her parents. Will she be an ally or another agent of evil?

           

     If the Babysitter was a dark comedy, then Killer Queen is an absurd comedy. The gore is even more outrageous and its full of silliness that lets you know not to take it seriously in the least. It’s not as clever or original as the first, but isn’t that always the way of sequels? But what it lacks in cleverness it makes up with in farce.

            Kudos to the makers of this film for bringing back the entire cast of the first movie. It feels like a fun reunion. Like with the first film, if you are looking for chills, move on. This is a parody. If you want something funny and gory, then check it out.