The Watcher Review |
by Susan Granger (Rating: 2/10) |
Just what we need: another lurid, trashy serial killer saga. This time, Keanu
Reeves plays an elusive homicidal maniac who engages in a gruesome ticking-clock
cat-and-mouse game with James Spader, a burnt-out FBI agent who has suffered a
traumatic...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Chad Polenz |
When most critics describe a movie as being "by the books" or "follows all
the rules" they usually mean it in a derogatory way. I was thinking of using
one of those kinds of phrases to review "The Watcher." After all, it is a big
budget Hollywood...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Brandon Herring |
When I first saw the previews for Joe Charbonic's new serial killer thriller,
I thought "Hey maybe Keanu might come out with a somewhat decent movie". I
was somewhat disappointed with "The Matrix" though I liked it never-the-less.
I went into "The...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Susan Granger |
Susan Granger's review of "THE WATCHER" (Universal)
Just what we need: another lurid, trashy serial killer
saga. This time, Keanu Reeves plays an elusive homicidal maniac who
engages in a gruesome ticking-clock cat-and-mouse game with...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Dustin Putman |
Directed by Joe Charbanic.
Cast: James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Chris Ellis, Ernie Hudson.
2000 - 93 minutes
Rated R (for violence and profanity).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, September 9, 2000. more |
The Watcher Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
Serial killer movies are probably the easiest to get right. Formula
pictures, they can almost run on autopilot. Making an outstanding one,
like COPYCAT, of course, requires considerable skill and effort. In THE
WATCHER, by music video director Joe...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Ross Anthony |
Spader's tough, but depressed, cop performance is mesmerizing. How could
anybody in their right mind be afraid of Keanu Reeves? That takes an expert
actor. Spader does such a great job that you might even come to fear Keanu
too ... a little bit? Maybe?...more |
The Watcher Review |
by Christopher Null |
THE WATCHER
A film review by Christopher Null
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