tek's rating: ½

Death in Charge (14:54)
Devi Snively; Deviant Pictures; IMDb; YouTube

This 2009 short film/episode was presented by Alter in 2022.

A single mother mistakes Death for the babysitter, Debbie, who was supposed to watch her daughter, Whitney, while she goes out for the evening. (The real Debbie never shows up, because she died earlier in the evening, at the start of the film.) Death goes along with the misunderstanding, and has a pretty good time with Whitney. It's supposed to be a horror dark comedy, but I see it more as quirky than either horror or humor. It is amusing, and definitely dark, though. And I guess I don't know what else to say, except that the potential for gun violence plays a role in the story. And... I just really like the relationship between Death and Whitney.


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