The Sitter(2011)

Stars:Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor and Sam Rockwell|

The Sitter is a remake of the 1987 film
 Adventures in babysitting starring

Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton and Keith Coogan

In Adventures in Babysitting, Elisabeth Shue’s character Chris Parker agrees to baby-sit after her date stands her up. When Chris’s frantic friend Brenda calls and needs to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago. Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become!

In the The Sitter, Noah Griffith played by (Jonah Hill), has been kicked out of college, and finds himself living back at home with his lonely divorced mother. Reluctantly, Noah agrees to baby-sit the kids next door so his lonely mother can make a love connection. When Ari Graynor, who plays’ Noah’s user blond girlfriend, calls dangling sex for picking up some of cocaine, our hero packs his charges into their family minivan and heads out to a dope dealer's den.

One of the big differences better the two movies is in The Sitter is funnier, and a bit more realistic than it’s predecessors. The children are not just cast for their cuteness, the three mini terrors, include perpetually angry Rodrigo (Kevin Hernandez), a Venezuelan adoptee who is also a enthusiastic pyrotechnician.; little Blithe (Landry Bender), a tarted-up Britney Spears want to be; and Slater (Max Records), a neurotic teen ("I've got issues!").

The best part of The Sitter me was Sam Rockwell who played, Karl the coke dealer with the strangest man cave, gym, lab and lounge I have ever seen. This ostentatious boy palace adored with grotesque body-builders heaving weights. Karl is a whacked-out sociopath who is just fun to watch. One of my favorite lines from Karl, (Hugging Noah, he gushes, "You're so gorgeous and shy ... you remind me of my Aunt Shirley!")

Normally, the original is the better choice, Adventures in Babysitting certainly had a closer relationship between the characters. But, The Sitter has better laughs, more believability and character diversity. Watch both and see what you think but for now...

In the words of Noah's too-cool buddy, the doorman at one of the dives our hero visits, the movie's final good advice: "Make love to the night, m-----f-----!"