Rating of
2/4
The Watch review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 08/25/12
Evan (Stiller), Bob (Vaughn), Franklin (Hill), and Jamarcus (Ayoade) are neighbors who form a neighborhood watch after the death of an employee at Costco. The branding for Tide was overkill, characters too unbelievable (especially the dumb cop trying to revive his dead partner wherein Bob explains the likelihood of survival after his hearts been removed/Franklin swearing at his mom, etc). The movie reminded this critic of a a mixed poor version Ghostbusters, lousy The Burbs and weaker Super 8. Vulgar and amateurish screenplay in which the direction turns to gross out humor and science fiction was just ludicrous. Lacks appropriate character development for the other leads. It's comical moments was bland and situations were just baffling. On the positive side, the special effects and settings were good. Action sequences were delightful and the soundtrack cool. The Watch is a somewhat mediocre sci-fi comedy about aliens, friendship and acceptance. It's intent was good, if only the execution was better.
