Trailers
Description
Looking for a baby-sitter for the night, Marc Schaudel entrusts his son Remy to the care of his employee Franck, a straight man. But the thing that Marc doesn't know, is that Franck is getting 30 years old this weekend and that his son Remy is a very capricious child. The next day, Marc and his wife Claire are awakened by a call from the police. Remy and Franck are missing, and the house is totally devastated. The police finds a camera in the leftovers. Marc, Claire and the police start watching the video that has been recorded the day before during the night and find out what happened to Franck and Remy.
Starring
Awards
Key opinion
Babysitting is a chaotic found-footage comedy that blends American-style party tropes with a distinct French sensibility. While opinions on its originality and maturity vary, it is generally seen as a high-energy, entertaining film that manages to balance slapstick humor with occasional moments of sentimentality.
| Cinematography | The found-footage format is handled with technical competence, successfully maintaining clarity during the film's most chaotic and dynamic sequences. | |
| Emotion | The film effectively balances its frenetic party energy with unexpected, grounded moments of emotional connection between the characters. | |
| Acting | The performances, particularly from Philippe Lacheau and the child actor, are natural, charismatic, and anchor the film's otherwise outlandish events. | |
| Originality | The screenplay's blend of slapstick and "found-footage" tropes is viewed by some as a fresh, humorous subversion of American genres, while others dismiss it as derivative, predictable, and lacking in genuine depth. | |
| Humor | While some viewers praise the comedy as balanced and relatively refined, others find the humor crude, vulgar, or reliant on dated and unoriginal gags. | |
| Pacing | The runtime and pacing are debated; some find the movie to be a tight, engaging ride, while others argue that the narrative drags in sections and could benefit from significant trimming. |