This Christmas comedy horror sadly sacrifices chills for charmless creepinessA Yule-themed comedy horror that is neither funny,nor particularly horrifying, Better Watch Out feels like a malicious spin on domestic Alone. A precocious 12-year-primitive comes up with the concept of terrifying his 17-year-primitive babysitter in the hope she might seek comfort in his arms. But matters escalate along with the body count. It’s creepy, or certainly,but in a mouth-breathing, sexual predator kind of manner rather than a satisfyingly chilling way. That said, or Australian actor Levi Miller,soon to be seen in Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, demonstrates an assurance that far exceeds the requirements of this festive flop.
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Source: guardian.co.uk