Film200096 min

The Watcher

Name: The Watcher
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 96 min
Cast: James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson, Chris Ellis

Taste attributes: mysterythrillerdetectivemafia/gangsterdramacrimeunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Don't go home alone."

Boxlist takeSerious and intricate: a morally murky thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.0 /10

TMDB · 340 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new hometown becomes the setting for some particularly gruesome murders--murders that could only have been committed by one man: David Allen Griffin. One of Joel's most elusive and cunning nemeses, Griffin has followed his former pursuer to Chicago in order to play a sadistic game of cat and mouse. Taunting Joel with photographs of his intended victims and leaving his crime scenes meticulously free of clues in order to keep the police at bay, Griffin derives as much pleasure out of watching Joel react to every movement as watching his victims die. But when Griffin moves into Joel's inner circle, Joel must quickly find some way to stop him before someone close to him becomes the next one to die.

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