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The Watch

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5.6/10 • 2.3K

2012-07-261h 42m

ComedyActionScience Fiction

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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.

Directors
Akiva Schaffer
Editors
Dean Zimmerman

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  1. Ben Stiller

    Ben Stiller

    Evan

  2. Vince Vaughn

    Vince Vaughn

    Bob

  3. Jonah Hill

    Jonah Hill

    Franklin

  4. Richard Ayoade

    Richard Ayoade

    Jamarcus

  5. Rosemarie DeWitt

    Rosemarie DeWitt

    Abby

  6. Erinn Hayes

    Erinn Hayes

    Bob's Wife

  7. Erin Moriarty

    Erin Moriarty

    Chelsea

  8. Jill Jane Clements

    Jill Jane Clements

    City Council Woman

  9. Will Forte

    Will Forte

    Sergeant Bressman

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Kamurai

Oct 18, 2020

3/10

Horrible watch, won't watch again, and do not recommend. I'm not a big fan of Ben Stiller (most of the time), and definitely not Vince Vaughn. I like Jonah Hill, but this is after he found some range and before he learned to control it, intense doesn't not equate funny. I thought Richard Ayoade would save it, but he just stood by and watched the train wreck happen. I do chuckle a bit thinking of him asking the other guys if this is stuff Americans find funny. This has a great premise, average joes find alien invaders, so good in fact, it's basically a trope, but the way this presents it feels like they tried to steal it from "Laser Team" and then legally distinct it from that property. Long story short, there just isn't a lot of value in the movie. It's not that funny, it is basically a huge commercial for Costco and some other obvious brands. There is so much money poured into something that feels like a waste. Don't get me wrong, it's done by professionals, it looks great, even if I don't like the Xenos design, and there is a decent script at the core of this. There is just an overall fail of execution, and lack of interesting characters and story. You should go watch "The World's End" instead.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$68,000,000.00
Revenue
$68,267,862.00
Keywords
friendshipmarriagecastrationsterilityaliensuburbalien invasiondeathteenage daughterneighborhood watchcreepy neighbor