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I have a confession to make. After watching (and absolutely loving) NannyI put off watching its sequel, Nanny: Killer Queen, as its reviews overwhelmingly suggest that it pales in comparison to its predecessor. Here I admit that letting an outside influence dictate my taste was a bad decision because Killer Queen is the perfect sequel that shouldn’t be slept on if you’re only basing your viewing choices on the Rotten Tomatoes score.
The past is prologue
2017 Nanny is a teen slasher comedy with a simple premise that is flawlessly executed. The story follows Cole (Judah Lewis), a freshman and outcast in high school who has a domineering crush on his kind, understanding, cold and disproportionately attractive babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving). When his parents go out of town for the evening, Cole is excited to know that he will be spending the night with Bee.
That is, until Cole learns that Bee is the secret leader of a satanic death cult who needs the blood of a virgin to fulfill her deal with the devil in order to become the best version of herself. Each member of Bee’s cult represents your typical The Breakfast Club a character archetype as it would exist in the context of a slasher comedy. Through these hyperbolic caricatures of goths, jocks, and cheerleaders, Cole is terrorized and easy to compare Nanny to movies like Alone at home in the sense that Cole is trying to stand still and survive until help arrives.
With the help of his neighbor and other crush Melanie (Emily Alyn Lind), Cole systematically kills every member of the cult and survives Nannyenabling Killer Queen explore new territory.
Continuation settings
Nanny: Killer Queen picks up two years after Cole’s traumatic party with Bee’s satanic cult and things aren’t going well for him. His parents think he’s on the verge of a psychotic break due to his nightmares, he’s seen as a weird kid at school, and even Melanie, who witnessed the events that happened during Nannydoubts the validity of his memory of that bloody night. Meanwhile, we are introduced to Phoebe Atwell (Jenna Ortega), a new student at Cole’s school, whose stillbirths and antisocial tendencies hint at her own troubled past when her parents died under mysterious circumstances.
When Cole explains to Melanie that his parents want to send him to a school for mentally ill teenagers, she urges him to drop out of school and join her at a party by the lake instead. Coincidentally, Phoebe receives her own ominous warning (hidden menacingly in the eyeball of her beloved childhood stuffed bunny) stating “it ends tonight” along with a key to her family’s lakeside property , where everyone is located. otherwise it is collected. As luck would have it, every single member of the cult in which Cole killed Nanny revived again in Killer Queen, and they are ready to complete the sacrifice they failed to make two years ago.
Don’t listen to the critics
I didn’t like the direction at first Nanny: Killer Queen bral – the reason the first film worked so well was that it was claustrophobic and almost entirely set within the confines of Cole’s home. I couldn’t have been more wrong in my opinion of this film because it is so unashamedly confident that it wears its tropes on its sleeve proudly. Each settlement in Killer Queen it’s gamified, and at some points there are even health bars hovering above each character, brutally gutting each other so the viewer knows the score without a doubt.
Nanny: Killer Queen was written off by critics as a silly sequel that tried to be too big but subsequently got sillier, resulting in a critical score of 46 percent Rotten tomatoes. While I initially had my doubts about the expansion of the franchise, I wonder if anyone remembered how ridiculous Nanny he was on top with his delivery.
Solid sequel
If you want a slasher with a little more substance (and a lot less style), perhaps Nanny: Killer Queen not the right movie for you. But if you loved the first movie, I can’t think of any reason to keep you from watching the sequel. Don’t make the same mistake I did, as I’m now beaming with anticipation for the third and final volume, which is currently in development.
You can stream Nanny: Killer Queen on Netflix.
