Babysitter's Black Book

Anyone trashing the movie because of the subject matter and premise should ask themselves why they chose to watch the movie in the first place.

Like "Sugar Babies" and "Sorority Escorts" and all of the dozens of movies of that "genre" it should have been obvious from the title and the start what's going to be in the babysitter's "black book."

So, all this said, as an entry in this genre, I would rate it a tad above average. As with all of these movies, the first third is about how wonderful and carefree and profitable the side hustle has become. In the middle third, complications arise, rumors fly, the girls start feeling coerced and/ or extorted, and there is almost always an unexpected pregnancy. And then in the final third, everything comes crashing down.

I will say that the first third here had all the look and feel (and music) of a soft porn movie - without the porn.

And the last third of the movie "where everyone's life is ruined" was particularly more harsh - socially and legally - than most movies of the genre.

So overall, this was a pretty formulaic predictable movie but I will give it credit for pushing the extremes on both ends.