Review of A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020) by Robyn Bahr for The Hollywood Reporter — 16 Oct 2020
A sloshy swill fermented in the hacked-up viscera of superior fantasy features — including Labyrinth, Hocus Pocus, Monster's Inc., Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Adventures in Babysitting — the film often sinks beneath the weight of its viscous plot.
However, it burbles and thrives in moments that rely on aesthetics over story, director Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl) infusing genuine creepy tension with an à la mode witchy/techy visual motif.
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This review of A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020) was written by Robyn Bahr and published by The Hollywood Reporter on 16 Oct 2020.
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting has generally received mixed reviews.
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