Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

There is a difference between 'horror' and 'disgusting.' I like to watch 'horror' and I don't like to watch 'disgusting.' This film was pretty disgusting. It felt like the directing was sloppy. To me, events and character dialogue didn't flow naturally. The story didn't make sense to me either. There were plot holes that you could drive a car through. I thought the film played upon people's fear of illegal immigrants which felt offensive. The film was not without its merits. I thought the acting was good. I also liked the cinematography. I did finish the movie.

Emelie's impact falls short of what was intended for it. While disturbing, it never goes full force and almost borders on tame sometimes. The motivation seemed unnecessary to me and the film lost intensity the longer it went on. Also- I'm being picky at this point!- the transitions really bugged me. But, again, it was okay.

If you've seen and enjoyed McG's 2017 film The Babysitter, check out Emelie from two years earlier, a nifty little shocker that also sees a young lad having to do battle with a child minder who is up to no good.The nutty babysitter in this case is Anna (Sarah Bolger), who starts to act weird as soon as the kids' parents leave the house, searching the rooms, breaking into the family security box, asking eleven year old Jacob (Joshua Rush) to pass her a tampon while she is sat on the loo, and allowing the children to draw on the walls. As the evening draws on, Anna gets progressively loopy, feeding Sally's hamster to Jacob's pet python, playing a most unsuitable video for the children, and reading little Christopher (Thomas Bair) a very strange bedtime story about a young woman whose mind cracks after she accidentally kills her baby. It turns out that Anna is actually called Emelie and that she intends to take Christopher as a replacement for her dead infant.With competent direction from Michael Thelin, natural performances from the three children and an extremely chilling turn from Bolger as a total whack job, this is, for the most part, a very effective (and sometimes rather disturbing) thriller, which is only let down by a somewhat weak payoff that feels like a set up for a sequel.

I have literally just finished watching this film, and I must say I find it to be pretty good. Horror films are very hard to get right these days, and IMDb reviews certainly are not the most kind to the genre in terms of ratings. Emelie has a great plot to it...one that is original, and exciting. I would have said it was more of a thriller then a horror film, but it had a few good scary moments. Throughout the film, you are always kept on your toes, and I was gripped to my seat. Deffinately worth a watch, if your into decent modern horror films.