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The Watch
2012 102 min United States of America R 18+
★4.9
Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
Director: Akiva Schaffer
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Description
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
Budget:
$68M
US Gross:
$35.35M
Worldwide:
$68.27M
Starring
Ben Stiller
Actor
Vince Vaughn
Actor
Jonah Hill
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
The Watch is generally regarded as a mediocre and disjointed genre-hybrid that relies heavily on crude humor and a formulaic star-driven premise. While a small segment of the audience finds the low-brow comedy entertaining, the majority of critics and viewers fault the film for its shallow plot, uneven execution, and uninspired performances.
| Humor | The reliance on constant, vulgar, and repetitive genital-focused humor is widely criticized for being tedious and creatively uninspired. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a disjointed narrative structure that fails to successfully bridge its disparate sci-fi, comedy, and murder-mystery elements. | |
| Acting | The star-studded cast provides competent, professional work, yet many critics feel the actors are stuck in stale archetypes or are simply coasting on their established personas. | |
| Originality | Opinions on the overall appeal are sharply divided: the film is condemned by many as a forgettable "trash comedy," while some viewers find it a harmless, if unrefined, escape suitable for a specific mood. |