The Guardian
THE GUARDIANÂ (18)
D: Alan Von Smithee (William Friedkin)
Universal (Joe Wizan)
USA 🇺🇸 1990
93 mins
Horror
W: Stephen Volk & Dan Greenburg [based on the
novel "The Nanny" by Dan Greenburg]
DP: John A. Alonzo
Ed: Seth Flaum
Mus: Jack Hues
Jenny Seagrove (Camilla Grandier / Diana Julian),
Dwier Brown (Phil Sterling), Carey Lowell (Kate Sterling), Brad Hall (Ned Runcie)
William Friedkin returns to Exorcist territory with
this rather by-the-numbers horror about a satanic child carer.
Jenny Seagrove delivers a decent performance as the
titular antagonist, but the film is neither scary nor particularly memorable.
Friedkin subsequently disassociated himself from the
project, with the director credited as Alan Von Smithee when it was broadcast on television. It's never a good omen whenever the Smithee pseudonym is used
4/10
