Review of The Sitter (2011) by Kevin N — 01 Jun 2012

Absolutely hilarious, get's a bad rap!

This review of The Sitter (2011) was written by Kevin N on 01 Jun 2012.

The Sitter has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Elizabeth C (297) on 03 Feb 2014

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By Grant S (1,780) on 13 Jan 2014

Jonah Hill tries his best in my opinion but the kids are just horrible actors, annoying as hell and the other adult actors are just amazingly bad…

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By Tiger L (206) on 20 Sep 2014

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By Ryan A (1,011) on 03 Apr 2014

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The Sitter runs under an hour and a half, but sitting in a dark theater, forced to watch it, you feel that hours of your life are slipping by…

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By Giovanni M (788) on 01 Feb 2014

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Basically a rip-off of Adventures in Babysitting, but it was OK. Just stupid fun that is not to be taken too seriously…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 07 Aug 2014

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