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Christmas used the urban legend of the baby sitter getting scary calls better
but this thriller does a good job of building suspense and creating a sense of
terror. Carol Kane is wonderful as the babysitter and Charles Durning delivers
an intense performance as the revengeful cop. The true star of the show is Tony
Beckley as Curt Duncan, the crazy guy. He plays evil really well but what
makes his tactics so frightening is that he’s a sick man unable to control his
actions which makes you almost feel sorry for him, until you remember what he
did. This is not a masterpiece by any means; but a nice well-executed film
that will be remembered more as one of the films that Scream satirizes. This is
too bad because it is a good film. Grade: B+
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