If the premise of a middle-aged couple hiring a seductive babysitter sounds familiar, it already was for fans of SUMMER GIRL when the popular HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE came out years later.
Teenage Diane Franklin stars as Cinny, who, during an interview with pregnant mother Kim Darby, looks plain and unassuming. She's hired for the job... and when Darby's Mary Shelburne and her husband Gavin, played by Barry Bostwick, pick her up – something's happened. Cinny is gorgeous with, as described by a several characters, "a hot little body." This provides a dilemma for Mary, who realizes her husband, and even the kids, prefer the babysitter's presence to her own.
Diane Franklin nails the character arc, morphing from a flirtatious tease to a lethal vixen, but that's skipping ahead. Although the chemistry heating up between Boswick and Franklin is essential, the best moments occur tenuously between jealous mother and mischievous babysitter before the inevitable turning point, neither revealing their cards just yet.
And eventually, when Cinnie has no other choice but to play her desperate hand, the suspense works fine despite the limitations of a TV movie.
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Teenage Diane Franklin stars as Cinny, who, during an interview with pregnant mother Kim Darby, looks plain and unassuming. She's hired for the job... and when Darby's Mary Shelburne and her husband Gavin, played by Barry Bostwick, pick her up – something's happened. Cinny is gorgeous with, as described by a several characters, "a hot little body." This provides a dilemma for Mary, who realizes her husband, and even the kids, prefer the babysitter's presence to her own.
Diane Franklin nails the character arc, morphing from a flirtatious tease to a lethal vixen, but that's skipping ahead. Although the chemistry heating up between Boswick and Franklin is essential, the best moments occur tenuously between jealous mother and mischievous babysitter before the inevitable turning point, neither revealing their cards just yet.
And eventually, when Cinnie has no other choice but to play her desperate hand, the suspense works fine despite the limitations of a TV movie.
For More Reviews: www.cultfilmfreaks.com