"Babysitters" falls short of intended satire
Attempting to be this generation's "Risky Business," "The Babysitters" is the sort of ribald morality tale that manages to feel sleazy and decorous at the same time. The tale of a high school girl starting her own prostitution ring relishes the amorality of its central characters even while purporting to be an incisive depiction of suburban sexual mores. Although artfully executed, this film, written and directed by David Ross, never manages to overcome its exploitative aspects.
The story centers on Shirley (Katherine Waterston, daughter of Sam Waterston), who works as a baby sitter for married upper-middle-class couple Michael (John Leguizamo) and Gail (Cynthia Nixon). His marriage having settled into a dull routine, Michael longs for a little excitement, and he finds it unexpectedly in the form of a torrid affair with Shirley.
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