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The Watcher
2000
A stylish thriller that recalls David Fincher's SEVEN, THE WATCHER is set in the urban landscape of modern Chicago. The story follows Los Angeles transplant Joel Campbell (James Spader), an ex-police detective who has relocated to Chicago in order to escape his past. It appears that a dangerous serial killer, David Allen .. Read more
| Starring | James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves, Chris Ellis |
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| Director | Joe Charbanic |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The Watcher
A stylish thriller that recalls David Fincher's SEVEN, THE WATCHER is set in the urban landscape of modern Chicago. The story follows Los Angeles transplant Joel Campbell (James Spader), an ex-police detective who has relocated to Chicago in order to escape his past. It appears that a dangerous serial killer, David Allen Griffin (Keanu Reeves), has formed a special emotional attachment to Campbell, luring him to Chicago in order to continue their deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Each game commences when Griffin sends Campbell a picture of a young girl, giving Campbell 24 hours to track her down before she's murdered. After three tragic failures, the stakes are upped when Griffin kidnaps Campbell's beautiful psychiatrist, Polly (Marisa Tomei), mimicking an earlier event that drove Campbell to Chicago in the first place.
THE WATCHER is a commentary on modern society's effect on people: making them crudely unable to notice the peripheral people in their daily lives. First-time director Joe Charbanic shoots his film like a music video, using elliptical editing, slow motion, and a postindustrial soundtrack that greatly reflects the Chicago music scene. As the tortured detective, Spader possesses an internal fire that gradually builds in intensity as the film progresses.
| Starring | James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves, Chris Ellis, Ernie Hudson, Robert Cicchini, Jennifer McShane |
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| Director | Joe Charbanic |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 18 Feb 2002 |
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Spader and Tomei, as the haunted ex-cop and his lonely shrink, add a human dimension to a derivative scenario. Based on... read more on Time Out
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In my humble opinion Keanu Reeves plays the villian better than he does the hero. There is something about his acting that makes you think that he could cross ... read more »
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Cheap movie
It really feels like Keanu Reeves and the rest of the crew desperately needed to cash in some money in 2000. It is as shallow as it gets: caricatural caracters ... read more »
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a great movie
James Spader is great in this as he chases a serial killer. Actually the killer is following him.
Keanu Reeves doesn't quite carry it off but the... read more » - 895773
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The Watcher
I realy enjoyed this title, very grpping on the edge of your seat thriller.
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The Watcher
A stylish thriller that recalls David Fincher's SEVEN, THE WATCHER is set in the urban landscape of modern Chicago. The story follows Los Angeles transplant Joel Campbell (James Spader), an ex-police detective who has relocated to Chicago in order to escape his past. It appears that a dangerous ...
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