Review: ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ is a surprisingly fun remake

The hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known. While the 1991 comedy “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” starring Christina Applegate, didn’t exactly thrill critics 30 years ago, it’s become a cult classic, especially for elder millennials who grew up on the movie.

After their mother suffers a nervous breakdown at work, the Crandell siblings are left in the care of a Mrs. Sturak , a sweet old lady who reveals herself to be a nagging, racist tyrant. In her advanced age, the wild rager that the kids throw in the house is too much for her to bear, and she drops dead from shock, or perhaps secondhand smoke. Hoping to evade authorities, the Crandell siblings get rid of her body — along with her purse filled with cash from mom.

Much of the appeal of the first film came from star Applegate in her first major film role , playing eldest sister Sue Ellen. Jones is similarly charming, in a different way. She sells a performance of a likable teen who is in over her head but gamely manages to thrive in a professional working environment.

The only weak link in the family is Williams, a stand-up comedian whose small, underwritten role as mom to the Crandell kids doesn’t play to her strengths. She’s in a handful of scenes, and Tanya’s role model is filled by Nicole Richie playing her boss at Libra, Rose. Richie is so dynamic and energizing on screen you wonder why she doesn’t act more, and she has genuine chemistry with Jones.

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