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The Watch (2012) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
8174 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.26/4 |
# of Ratings: |
36 |
Genres: |
Comedy, Sci-Fi |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 07/27/2012 |
DVD Release: |
11/13/2012 |
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Director: |
Akiva Schaffer |
Actors: |
Ben Stiller
Jonah Hill
Vince Vaughn
Richard Ayoade
Rosemarie DeWitt
Will Forte |
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Plot Outline:
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A group of suburban dads decide to form a neighborhood watch group, mainly to get away from their families and hang out, but find themselves unlikely heroes when they uncover an alien plot to destroy the world. -- Chris Kavan
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Chris Kavan 04/09/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
Maybe it's because my expectations were rather low, but I ended up liking The Watch more than I expected. While the film dragged and had its share of stupid running gags - there were some genuine times I had a great laugh. Great cameos from the likes of R. Lee Ermey and an uncredited Billy Crudup help move things along. While he may have been overshadowed by the bigger names - Richard Ayoade had the best lines (and the best performance) and I hope to see more of him in the future. The story has a bit too many cliches and too-predictable twists - but, for a comedy, I would still recommend it in a pinch. |
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FSUNoles27TS 01/24/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
I expected this to not be good, but then some people told me it was hilarious. So I went in with an open mind. It wasn't bad. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. I was very excited to see Ayoade in a Major Feature film. Not a familiar face to most, but he is from a Birtish sitcom "The I.T. Crowd". I am disappointed that his role in the movie was overshadowed by the other characters. Hopefuly he gets another chance. I feel like this movie was a break for the cast. It didn't require much effort, and i feel the actors took advantage f that. It was flat and uninspired. Still worth a watch. |
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08/25/2012 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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The Watch review |
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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 ... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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