A Stranger Outside | Film Review

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Hey Guys x

Like many of the other films that I've reviewed lately, this is also one that I found on Netflix. It's what my mum and I call a 'Channel 5 movie', which basically means that it's the thriller version of a 'Hallmark' movie. Generally good, but never going to be amazing. Either way, I was excited to watch this one, based on an interesting plot.

A woman (Brittany Underwood), recently fired from her job, takes a babysitting gig to make a bit of money. However, when she hears a story on the news about the murder of a local babysitter, and weird things start happening in the house, she wonders if history is beginning to repeat itself.

I really really enjoyed this movie, probably more than most people did, because for some reason it really appealed to my tastes.

However, that obviously doesn't mean that it's a perfect movie at all. For a start, a problem with any horror movie featuring a babysitter comes in the form of the parents of the child they're sitting for. In these movies, the parents almost never take any responsibility for the babysitter, and this is no different. It's irresponsible, and unrealistic, to leave your child for more than one night with someone that you've only met once.

Having said that, the film has a great opening that sets up the story really well. It's intriguing enough to keep the audience interested without giving too much away about the main plot.
But the problem with this was that, the start of the second story-line felt like a completely different film. It takes a while to figure out how they connect, and it's especially confusing because the two girls that head these two stories look so much alike.

The middle of the film lags almost to the point of boredom. We know the killer wants her, we know they knows where to find her, why does the film take so long to get to the point? It would have been a lot more realistic if the killer didn't know where she was.

When things get scary, the film gets cheesy. When the reveal comes, it diminishes a lot of the things that happened previously, and honestly makes a lot of the things that happen in the film, such as some of the deaths, feel unnecessary.

Overall, it's an alright film with a plot twist that isn't explored enough and a lot of things that would never happen in real life. But still an enjoyable movie!

5.5/10

Lou

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