Chris Ellis, Ernie Hudson, James Spader
A detective (James Spader) tracking a serial killer (Keanu Reeves) gives up all hope of solving the crimes and moves to another city. After he's settled in the old acquaintance he makes himself known....( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003
Stats: 587 reviews
An average thriller about a serial killer who taunts the FBI detective who has been on his case for the past few years. Watchable, but pretty straight forward compared to most thrillers.
According to reports of Keanu never wanting to do this film it comes as no surprise his performance is more vacant and uninteresting than usual. Spader has a few moments to shine but a lot of the film moves very quickly and then stops suddenly. We are treated to a repetitous plot...( read more)
Another stinker i watched thanks to some friends. Probably the laziest performances i have seen in my life. Yes, Keanu is even duller here from what he usually is.
This film is unique in it's approach towards the serial killer story. Does it draw you in? Yes it does. Does it give you a dark, foreboding and sinister story? Oh you bet it does! The Watcher is an extremely entertaining if not almost borderline on brilliant film making on a...( read more)
3 out of 5 stars for this crime drama movie. With Keanu Reeves in the role of the serial killer/nutcase, I had hopes this would be a great movie. Wrong-o, it was just an average formula movie with serial killer being hunted by cop. The cop is a patient of a shrink (Marisa Tomei)....( read more)
Not my favourite type of movie, but definitely not bad. Keanu's acting was pretty good, but he just hasn't the face for a serial killer, I think that's why people say his character is not convincing.
The story was good, but still a little too scary for me :-)
You can't buy Keanu as a sadist, but you do worry about the guys who wrote the screenplay. full review
[Keanu's] line readings, aiming for a mixture of suavity and creepiness, just sound silly. full review
Reeves, as the killer, has the fairly thankless task of saying only what the movie needs him to say; he's limited by the fact that his killer has no real dimension or personality apart from his functi... full review
It's a mystery why anybody -- the director, the cast -- would want to devote a significant chunk of their lives to this murky tale.
Not my favourite type of movie, but definitely not bad. Keanu's acting was pretty good, but he just hasn't the face for a serial killer, I think that's why people say his character is not convincing.
The story was good, but still a little too scary for me :-)
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