Adventures in Babysitting
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 3, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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60
Washington PostRita Kempley
Babysitting, the directorial debut of The Goonies and Gremlins writer Chris Columbus, is a sweet-natured, adolescent variation on the big-city black comedy After Hours. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
It's one of those movies that, however well it works now, might have been pretty bad with a different cast and director. It doesn't really transcend its genre; it just stretches it in amusing and sometimes surprising ways. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Guts, wit and soul, these suburban kids have it all: Babysitting outdoes even John Hughes in flattering its target audience, and for this it will doubtless be amply rewarded. [13 July 1987, p.60]
50
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
If this family fodder is functional, it's due largely to its production design and cinematography, which endow the city of Chicago with an effectively menacing aspect. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
To be fair, ''Adventures in Baby-Sitting'' is determinedly cute, and its pep may well be appreciated by anyone with a frame of reference as narrow as the film makers' own. It's clear from the film's opening moments that pep is all that matters here anyhow. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Chris Dafoe
Amusement parks are fine, but with the danger gone, Adventures in Babysitting seems a lot like going to the park when all the scary rides are closed. [03 July 1987]
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Chris Columbus weighs in adequately in his directorial debut, thanks to a fresh, solid lead performance from Elisabeth Shue. Yet the film can never rise above the leaden script. Read full review
40
EmpireWilliam Thomas
Strays from the boundaries of believability a little too much to be regarding anything other than a throw-away comedy. Read full review
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