The Watch

Name: The Watch
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Released: July 27, 2012
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Ben Stiller, Billy Crudup, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn

2012

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 27, 2012 | R

Starring: Ben Stiller, Billy Crudup, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn

Summary: 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. (20th Century Fox)

Director: Akiva Schaffer

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Ellen E. Jones

Aug 25, 2012

If you can ignore the disturbing parallels with recent events, this middle-aged, Middle-American "Attack The Block" raises a laugh. Read full review

M. E. Russell

Jul 26, 2012

The end result is mediocre, slightly sloppy and a mild waste of a great cast. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Jul 28, 2012

Yes, it all gets kind of old, and yes, it's all over the place, but you'll probably find yourself laughing at least some of the time. Dick jokes, after all, can be pretty funny. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Jul 26, 2012

If this amateur justice league spent as much time analyzing clues as they did analyzing their junk, in every slang variation available in the Urban Dictionary, the murder mystery in The Watch could have been solved on the first night of surveillance. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Jul 26, 2012

The movie builds to a human-versus-alien showdown so sloppily staged that it makes little visual sense. The bargain-basement pyrotechnics suggest that much of The Watch was filmed on autopilot on a strict budget. Read full review

Peter Travers

Jul 27, 2012

Then there's the movie itself, which should be crazy, stupid fun but settles for just stupid. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jul 26, 2012

Every summer needs a super-turkey. So barring anything in the next 30 days that's the second coming of "Howard the Duck," the witless, completely terrible "comedy" now called The Watch should win hands-down. Read full review

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gimmedatsammich

Sep 5, 2012

If you didn't toke up before seeing The Watch, you are not qualified to review it. Believe me, if you are a member of this film's target audience (which DOES NOT include old, pretentious film critics) you will laugh your ass off, guaranteed. Smoke a j, grab a mountain dew, and enjoy Stiller,If you didn't toke up before seeing The Watch, you are not qualified to review it. Believe me, if you are a member of this film's target audience (which DOES NOT include old, pretentious film critics) you will laugh your ass off, guaranteed. Smoke a j, grab a mountain dew, and enjoy Stiller, Vaughn, Hill, and co. doing what they do best.… Expand

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arbiter456

Jan 15, 2014

I believe this was a fantastic movie and was hilarious. I wish they made more movies like this. My opinion of the people who don't this movie don't have a sense of humor and are probably going to die alone.

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RantAboutFuture

Jun 4, 2013

You know, at first I thought this movie felt like a dud, but I stuck it out and really enjoyed it. Good work on the part of the actors for pulling this thing out of a nose-dive. Everything came back around, even if sometimes predictably, and by the end of the movie I had a smile on my face.

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Svoid

Jan 2, 2013

A fair film. It has some funny moments. The strength and absurdity of the characters creates some of the really funny bits early on, but as the plots develop some of this is lost into the usual feel good comedy plot - do weirdoes haves to show personal growth? Vince Vaughn is great as usual.A fair film. It has some funny moments. The strength and absurdity of the characters creates some of the really funny bits early on, but as the plots develop some of this is lost into the usual feel good comedy plot - do weirdoes haves to show personal growth? Vince Vaughn is great as usual. The humour is a bit crude but if you don't overthink it, it is a fun way to spend an evening; and doesn't require so much attention that you can't cook dinner in between.… Expand

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Bruce722

Nov 29, 2012

This movie definitely had some hilarious moments but it turned into a really strange science fiction movie that just didn't seem entertaining. The funniest parts of the film were all in the previews and all of the weird crap just took over the actual movie.

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kylemerosi

Jul 29, 2012

Cheap, superficial, and immature. Even though the movie tries to be packed with laughs, they're few and far between. The best part of this movie is Vince Vaughn.

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WillWong

Nov 7, 2012

This movie is offensively unfunny. I want to sue someone for the 30 minutes I wasted on it. It's as though someone wrote a vague story line while out of their tree on alcohol or other stimulants, then these mega-egos got together and thought they could make it hilarious by ad-libbing theThis movie is offensively unfunny. I want to sue someone for the 30 minutes I wasted on it. It's as though someone wrote a vague story line while out of their tree on alcohol or other stimulants, then these mega-egos got together and thought they could make it hilarious by ad-libbing the entire way through it. They couldn't. They are painfully, horribly unfunny. Maybe they will get a few **** out of a few undiscerning 14-year old boys.

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