Sitter Cam

Great performance by India Eisley. It's really too bad that India's filmography is so short. Beautiful, sexy, animated. Worth watching just for her performance.

Lifetime Movie Network got it right this time with a great spin on the age old "hand that rocks the cradle" concept!

I'll give no spoilers here, only to say that they did just enough tweaking on the thriller movie concept that was undoubtedly done best when played by the beautiful Rebecca De Mornay as the sexy-psycho-sitter, Peyton.

LMN kept all the key factors that made this type of thriller work, and added a few, fresh concepts that really, really did work all in favor of the movie.

All 3 of the key characters were, IMO, perfectly cast for each of their respective roles in the "love triangle", so to speak, with the husband/wife duo, and pulling up the rear is the devious lolita nanny, Heather.

Impressive, IMO, when looked at for exactly what it is..a made-for-TV- movie!..

Watch and enjoy, I say.

Linda (Laura Allen) and Mark Kessler (Cam Gigandet) are a married couple with special needs daughter Chloe. Their elderly babysitter Mrs. Highsmith suddenly shows signs of dementia and burns Chloe's arm. They need a new babysitter but money is tight. Heather (India Eisley) is headed for college. She seems to be a perfect candidate with a good reference. Linda buys a nanny cam and grows suspicious of her young babysitter.

This is a Lifetime movie aimed at the mommy audience. The first problem is the couple's casual dismissal of Mrs. Highsmith. I would have liked to have more with Mrs. Highsmith. It feels a bit like the couple has abandoned the old lady which doesn't look good. Quite frankly, she could have been a good side character to keep around. India Eisley is shockingly skinny and that keeps distracting me. The strip tease is not sexy when I'm worried about her health. The story is really basic. There is no mystery. There isn't much drama. The tension is limited. Mark is annoyingly clueless if I'm being kind. He should have fired her on the spot except he's being creepy. It would work so much better if she was already blackmailing him. One would hope to root for the couple but he makes it hard to do. The movie's greatest sin is its slowness. Honestly, it's hard to watch this without constantly stepping away.

It seemed interesting and the fake average rating on prime tricked me into thinking it might be worth it. Reviews say otherwise. Now i know why.

Plot holes from the beginning. Trope story line meets actors i didn't enjoy watching. Ugh. The twist didn't save it but made it more annoying.

Wasted my time completely. I consider myself fairly patient with B and C movies but this one, just stay away. I'm annoyed now and disgusted. I also consider myself more open minded that most and found this just tacky, disturbing and gross. Writing was bottom level thought process and cliché.

Triggers to audience: CP, SA.

I did not expect much as the actors were not that known to me. But I must say that the movie turned out to be suspenseful, entertaining and very much satisfying.

Two thumbs up to the cast and director 👍👍