To say that I’m not a big Jonah Hill fan would be an understatement. The characters he has played on film have ranged from annoyingly nebbish to downright obnoxious. An almost irrational rage builds up in me whenever I see a trailer with him in it either as a supporting cast member or one of the leads. To my surprise when I saw the red band trailer of his upcoming R-rated comedy, The Sitter, the rage I was feeling petered out the more I watched the trailer.
The Sitter stars Jonah Hill and is directed by one David Gordon Green who also made the hilarious Pineapple Express and also one of the creators of the HBO comedy series, Eastbound & Down. Unfortunately, Green also directed the very unfunny comedy earlier in 2011 called Your Highness. Here’s to hoping that The Sitter is more of the very hilarious kind and not the unfunny that was his latest comedy film this year.
From what I could tell in the trailer this film looks almost like a remake of the 80’s comedy, Adventures in Babysitting starring Elisabeth Shue. That was a funny film and if Jonah Hill and Green can deliver the raunchiness and laughs then I have a feeling The Sitter may just be worth a look-see.
The Sitter is set for a December 9, 2011 release.
Through the Shattered Lens 
I hated Your Highness and, if I had to make out the list today, it would probably come in as the 6th worst film of 2011, right in between The Rite and Season of the Witch. It was diffilcult not to get angry at David Gordon Green for allowing James Franco to wear that wig.
Still, I remain hopefully for Mr. Green if just because he’s from my hometown of Richardson, Texas so if I ever meet him in Hollywood, I’ve got something to talk to him about. 🙂
Plus, he knows James Franco. 🙂
Jonah Hill, I think, needs a role where he’s doing something other than playing Jonah Hill. 🙂
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 8) 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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