The current trend in R-rated comedies has been a bit hit and miss off late with Bridemaids and The Change Up hitting the mark while Horrible Bosses, The Hangover Part II and Bad Teacher misfired or left the audience writhing in mirth free agony. As such, my expectations for Jonah Hill vehicle The Sitter were not particularly high. Thankfully, director David Gordon Green has managed to overcome the blip that was 2011's Your Highness and regain his Pineapple Express vibe.
The Sitter is the familiar tale of Babysitting gone awry, with good natured bur selfish slacker Jonah Hill babysitting for his neighbours three kids while his single mum goes off on a date. In true Hollywood tradition he inadvertently manages to sort out both his and the troublesome kids issues out while dealing with a variety of issues from sharting to ripping off drug dealers....and there's a very mild rom-com element courtesy of the dead-eyed but pretty Kylie Bunbury.
What matters most off all is that The Sitter is often very funny. Crude, irreverent and also a touch quirky (you've gotta love Sam Rockwell's ultra gay drug den) with a laid back but engaging turn from Jonah Hill who seems to have this smart, streetwise guy in a fat nerds body down pat if his recent Oscar nomination is anything to go by.
A pleasant and welcome surprise.
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