
A couple's replacement babysitter comes highly recommended. After the parents leave, the children begin to suspect that she is not the person she claims to be when she subjects them to a series of twisted activities.... (Full plot summary below)
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A couple's replacement babysitter comes highly recommended. After the parents leave, the children begin to suspect that she is not the person she claims to be when she subjects them to a series of twisted activities.
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| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordFrom our introduction to the (unseen) titular character dispensing with the real 'Anna' to the point where we learn just why she's done so, Thelin turns the screws, escalating tension with a series of increasingly disturbing set pieces. |
| Film Comment MagazineR. Emmet SweeneyMichael Thelin's perversely effective debut feature is a little thriller that pokes and prods at the fears of young parents...Thelin builds these traumas slowly, and exploits the natural and playful performances of the kids for maximum queasiness. |
| HeyUGuysDaniel GoodwinNot only could Emelie feasibly start a spate of similar psycho babysitter knock-offs if successful but it is also a great deal more interesting than most of its sub-genre predecessors. |
| CineVueMartyn ConterioFor much of its brisk eighty-two minutes running time, Emelie (2015) is a devilishly good thriller of notably transgressive bent, giving the slasher and home invasion formats a rare matriarchal focus. |
| Village VoiceAbbey BenderEmelie does create a menacing atmosphere and provide an interesting response to the "Final Girl" model that has long been the horror standard. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDelivering some genuinely creepy slow-burn moments before devolving into baroque excess, Emelie delivers a nasty twist on an all-too-common scenario. |
| Entertainment WeeklyAriana BacleThose scenes do allow star Sarah Bolger to showcase her range as a babysitter gradually transforming from sweet to sinister. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersIt takes the babysitter-in-peril genre and spins it on its head with delicious ferocity, making it a horror opus I'd be curious to revisit as soon as the opportunity might arise. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Destined to go down as one of the classic killer babysitter movies of its sub-genre. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakIts best moments come from Bolger and Rush’s dynamic. What begins with inappropriate thoughts moves to a battle of wills and smarts. |