As their parents head out for a date in the city, the three young Thompson children – Jacob, Christopher, and Sally – immediately take to their new babysitter Anna (Sarah Bolger, Into the Badlands, Once Upon a Time), who seems like a dream come true: she’s sweet, fun, and lets them do things that break all of their parents’ rules. But as the night creeps along and Anna’s interactions with them take on a more sinister tone, the kids slowly realize that their caretaker may not be who she claims to be. Soon it’s up to big brother Jacob to protect his siblings from the increasingly nefarious intentions of a very disturbed woman whose weapon is trust, and whose target is innocence.
I’m a bit of a sucker for flipping familiar premises, and Emelie promises to do just that. It’s babysitter horror, it’s home-invasion horror, but it’s not some masked madman that’s causing trouble. It’s the babysitter. Between the fun premise and the solid performances this is very much one to look forward to.
Emelie will be in limited theaters and on VOD March 4th, 2016.
