What distinguishes The Watcher from all the films it consciously or unconsciously emulates is the intermittently witty, offbeat writing of debuting screenwriter David Elliot.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The actors cannot be faulted. They bring more to the story than it really deserves.
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Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This thriller largely succeeds in putting quotation marks around its use of genre conventions, mixing subtlety and overkill to create a pensive mood that transcends the plot.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Reeves is a stiff dancer and he delivers his lines in a full leather jacket monotone.
Once the terror ends and the credits roll, we finally get to the best part: a merciful escape.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's lively but fails to disguise the fact that his (Charbanic) script is a dud and his career in videos has taught him little about the art of narrative storytelling.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The picture's real interest lies in detailing the villain's sadistic crimes, though, and this is rarely fun or edifying to watch.
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TNT RoughCutAndy Klein
TNT RoughCutAndy Klein
An uninspired, standard-issue mimeo whose only distinguishing feature is a reversal in its casting.