The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Adventures in Babysitting
Comedy · Family · Adventure · 2016
Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
Movie details
Adventures in Babysitting
2016 Comedy · Family · Adventure 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Adventures in Babysitting?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
John Schultz
Written by
David Simkins · Tiffany Paulsen
Sabrina Carpenter
Jenny Parker
Sofia Carson
Lola Perez
Nikki Hahn
Emily Cooper
Mallory James Mahoney
Katy Cooper
Max Gecowets
Trey Anderson
Jet Jurgensmeyer
Bobby Anderson
Madison Horcher
AJ Anderson
Court is in session
Put Adventures in Babysitting on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.