She might smile and have the general appearance of a nice, loving and considerate babysitter, but make no mistake, Emelie is a strange girl. When she's not showing the three children their parents' home-made porn, then she's feeding one of their dear hamsters to the eldest son's snake, or even playing with a real firearm right in front of them. Emelie is definitely atmospheric, but it's also so very low budget that the director couldn't afford to show any real shock or horror: whenever something terrible or violent or bloody was about to happen, the editor cut out of the scene, leaving us to mentally imagine the possible horror. In some movies this ploy is effective, but in this one, alas, it isn't: it's a good idea made without much imagination. As sexy and mysterious as Emelie may see (Sarah Bolger is quite the vixen, if you ask me), director Michael Thelin simply never has her do anything more daring than a drunk and disorderly frat party may bring out of one of their guests. This is a film well conceived, but perhaps executed without anyone having taken any real chances. It may as well be rated PG, for it comes off more family friendly than a dark Harry Potter movie.
C
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