Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.
The Sitter is a derivative, raunchy comedy that borrows heavily from Adventures in Babysitting without adding much originality. The plot is formulaic and predictable, following a well-worn template of escalating misadventures. Jonah Hill's charisma carries the acting above average, but the supporting cast is underutilized. Cinematography is serviceable but unremarkable for the genre. Novelty is low given the obvious debt to its predecessor and the recycled premise. The ending resolves neatly but without any particular satisfaction or surprise, landing squarely below average.