The Watcher Reviews

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 Copyright 2000 filmcritic.com filmcritic.com more