{"id":20566,"date":"2016-05-06T09:27:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=20566"},"modified":"2016-05-06T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:28:56","slug":"emelie-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/06\/emelie-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Emelie (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"emelie\"<\/a>A babysitter is kidnapped and another girl takes her place to watch over a couple\u2019s three children as they celebrate their anniversary.\u00a0 The minute the parents leave the house, the new sitter turns the weird factor way up and begins with a series on increasingly creepy games and situations. Written by Richard Raymond Harry Herbeck and director Michael Thelin, the story gets going very fast here.<\/p>\n

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Characters are introduced and the viewer is given enough information to know why and how the parents decided to get a new sitter for the night, the children are introduced with small bits of story for each as the sitter needs to know.\u00a0 The parents leave and she is left in charge.\u00a0 More is revealed as the story dictates but a lot is kept in the dark for as long as can be to add to the suspense and mystery of the story and who this babysitter is.\u00a0 The kids are believable and so are the parents who are somewhat happy yet celebrating their anniversary.\u00a0 The sitter is left hazy on purpose.<\/p>\n

The story is directed quite well by Michael Thelin who has mostly a resume of concerts and live events.\u00a0 Emelie shows that he can take a story and keep the suspense on screen while developing believable characters.\u00a0 These characters are acted by a small cast, one that is considered the most difficult to work with as there are three children involved.\u00a0 These kids are well directed and give good performances.\u00a0 The two youngest being mostly inexperienced, this is not small feat. The older son, played by Joshua Rush, is done in a way that seems perfect for a tween with a desire to be an adult.<\/p>\n

The main part, the piece de resistance of this movie however is the babysitter part, the title character played by Sarah Bolger who turns the creep on and off on a dime at times and bring just the right amount of \u201chow crazy is this chick\u201d to her character.\u00a0 She supports most of the movie and does so with talent and aplomb.\u00a0 The rest of the cast is also good, clearly having been carefully chosen for each of their parts, from the worried parents, to the playful best friend, to the concerned original babysitter.<\/p>\n

Most the movie is set in one house, the one the children are familiar with, giving them the upper hand a in terms of knowing where things are but it also adds to the familiarity.\u00a0 It\u2019s a house, a home, where kids clearly live, making it look like it could happen in any home, in any city.<\/p>\n

This film builds its suspense and tension through story and characters, there is almost no blood and honestly, I thought no more blood than what was there was needed.\u00a0 The situation is scary enough on its own for any parent out there or anyone who cares for the wellbeing of children in general.\u00a0 The creepy stuff the sitter puts the kids through in increasingly weird ways is enough to make anyone uncomfortable without the need for a lot of violence or blood.\u00a0 This film proves that ambiance counts for a lot and that paired with good performances can make a film very very creepy.<\/p>\n

Emelie, which had originally caught my attention for having a name so close to mine, is an entertaining, creepy film that brings the suspense and tension with good performances all around and some scenes that will make any viewer uncomfortable, no matter how many movies they are seen.\u00a0 It\u2019s also looks very good on blu ray making picking it up or renting it on BR a good plan for a night in with a movie and a relaxing (well, maybe not so much) time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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