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Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

A detective tracking a serial killer gives up all hope of solving the crimes and moves to another city. After he's settled in to his new home, the old acquaintance makes himself known. The serial killer has resurrected and continues to send him pictures of his next victim.......The Watcher is more famous for exploiting Keanu Reeves and his star power, and he's apparently disowned the film whenever he's asked about it, but underneath all it's notoriety, there's a decent serial killer film hidden in there.Granted, these dark serial killer films were everywhere after the advent of Se7en, and this, and maybe Along Came A Spider, spelled the death knell do this sub genre, so maybe if this film was made in the mod nineties, it would've been more of a success in my humble opinion.So we have James Spader struggling to come to terms with the killers obsession with him, and the fact that in less than ten years he will lose his hair and put on a ton of weight. And Marisa Tomei co-stars as the person who has to listen to him.So far, so mundane, so thank heavens for Reeves, who honestly puts in an amazing performance as Griffin, the serial killer obsessed with perfecting his art by studying his victims for weeks.It's really against type for him, but this makes his character more intense, because he's literally so nice in every one of his previous films. He really is great as the antagonist.Other than that, it ticks all the boxes in a cat and mouse thriller, the killer is always one step ahead of Spader, and Spader gets that little more frustrated, maybe he is beginning to feel some psychotic tendencies.There is nothing new to offer in the thriller genre, but one film the film does is show that Reeves can put in a decent performance, especially when he plays against type.

This dreadful film is one of the best examples available of Hollywood crap! In place of an intriguing plot, there is gee-whiz camera work. Instead of crisp dialogue, there are pointless shifts from positive images to negative colour. Instead of catchy drama, there is mindless and sensational violence and a head thumping soundtrack. Technically, it is well done. But then impressive high technology is not unique to movies. It's also used effectively in the processing of garbage, where this DVD most certainly will find its deserved fate. I bought the DVD at a garage sale. Better had I spent my one (Canadian) dollar on the leaky ballpoint pen or the scratched up Mitch Miller LP.

Check the budget and earnings of this colossal turkey. The numbers speak for themselves. Half that budget must have gone to the first reviewers -- all paid shills. And how in God's name did they ever get stars of this caliber to actually sign the bottom line? What a terrible waste of perfectly good film stock... unless they shot it digitally. In that case, what a terrible waster of TIME. Now, dear friends, compare my review with the first, glowing reviews. This proves three things. Number one, money trumps truth. Number two, everyone is a professional critic. And number three, people today don't know the difference between The Transformers and Stanley Kubrick's 2001. And therein REALLY lies the rub.

If you are a James Spader fan and haven't yet seen this film, I suggest you BUY this on DVD because it's worth every penny spent on it.Keanu Reeves plays his role in the film to perfection. This is a side of Reeves you have never before seen in his other films.In the film Reeves plays a serial killer who sends the police a picture of his intended victim and then tells them to try to find out who the victim is before he kills.Spader plays a retired FBI special agent tormented by Reeves to the point that he is hooked on antidepressants. Spader gives us his best acting in the film and I think overall he is the best actor in the film.Brilliantly directed by Joe Charbanic, The Watcher is a relentless thriller that never slow downs but keeps up its pace till the final conclusion.