Fresh
The result is reasonably satisfying, but the direction shifts from tensile to muddy in the run-up to the finale.
Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
Emelie
I'm your new babysitter
2016 · 1h 22m · NOT RATED
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Thelin
Overview
After their regular babysitter cancels, the Thompson family turns to her friend, Anna to supervise their children while the parents go out to celebrate their anniversary. At first Anna seems like a dream come true to the kids, allowing them to eat extra cookies and play with things that are usually off-limits, but as her behaviour becomes increasingly odd, the kids soon find out that her intentions are dark and twisted—and she is not who she seems to be.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A familiarly premised but stringently executed home-invasion chiller that rarely goes for the straight-up scare when a more insidious one will do.
Guy Lodge, Variety
Fresh
Parents in the market for some deserved date-night distraction couldn't do much worse than "Emelie" - and that's meant as a compliment.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Mr. Thelin plays with genre cliches without upending them, and the results are more creepy than scary, with shivers that are primarily generated by the sight of threatened children ...
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
In some cases, a slow build is a necessary and effective way to up the scare factor. In this case, the slow build is painstakingly sluggish, a seemingly never-ending climb toward a climax that's not satisfying enough to be worth the wait.
Ariana Bacle, Entertainment Weekly
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