#chuckhayward

Film Review: DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (2024): Simone Joy Jones Lights Up a Successful Comedy Remake of an Iconic 1990's Film https://film-book.com/film-review-dont-tell-mom-the-babysitters-dead-2024-simone-joy-jones-lights-up-a-successful-comedy-remake-of-an-iconic-1990s-film/?feed_id=129755&_unique_id=661b0b272a118

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead (2024) Movie Review https://tinyurl.com/28xjwplv

Step Sisters looks like a tragically confused Bring It On remake. It’s like they took the whole plagiarism/cultural appropriation theme and said, “You know what? What if an all-White Toros weren’t good at moving their bodies at all, what if they were horrible and had no coordination or spatial awareness, and Isis decided to help them compete AND WIN in a historically Black cheerleading competition?” Only the cheerleading competition is stepping, and again, unlike in Bring It On, this group of people have zero experience in what they’re about to take on. Granted, this was directed by #CharlesStoneIII who directed #Drumline (and an American version of #spaced — what happened there?) and it’s written by #ChuckHayward who’s written for #DearWhitePeople but I have to say the overabundance of older maleness in the creation of this representation of ostensibly college-age women doesn’t bode well. I hate to prejudge— I’m loathe to do it. But I’m not terribly optimistic. 🗣 Watching the trailer, what do you think? Let me know in the comments.