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Review: Jonah Hill Deserves Better Than ‘The Sitter’

“The Sitter” © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Who would you rather watch in a movie about babysitting: a 1980s Elisabeth Shue or an overweight Jonah Hill?  Let’s be honest, you’d probably pick Elisabeth Shue.  And no, this argument is NOT based on looks.  If you’ve seen his nuanced performances in “Cyrus” or “Moneyball,” then you’ll agree that Hill has outgrown crappy films like David Gordon Green’s “The Sitter,” regardless of former weight.

In an age of reboots and remakes, plenty of Hollywood scribes try to slyly spin an established idea or genre, by marketing it as new.  However, rarely do they bring anything worthwhile with their changes.  Penned by newcomers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, “The Sitter” is a prime example of writers wrecking an existing story by sneakily trying to recycle it.

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Evan Crean: Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .
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