Watcher
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
- Released: 2022-06-03
- Runtime: 91 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petruț, Gabriela Butuc, Madalina Anea, Cristina Deleanu, Bogdan Farcaș, Daniel Nuță, Ioana Abur, Flaviu Crisan, Ștefan Iancu, Florian Ghimpu, Lucian Ionescu, Radu Bunescu, Alexandru Ion, Ciprian Chiriches, Ionut Grama, Simona Pătruleasa, Ioana Hirica, Alice Cora Mihalache, Aida Economu, Andreea Sovan, Adrian Radulescu, Petre Moraru, Marius Cobzariu
- Director: Chloe Okuno
Comments
- PANDIAN120621 - 11 June 2024
Worth giving it a shot...!!!
Watcher builds slowly, spending plenty of time emphasizing the main character's isolation and loneliness. Each passing moment of this slow burn the paranoia of being watched... The last 20 minutes of the movie are intense and pay off nicely, though, and make it worth hanging around until the end...
This situation can and does happen to everyone, no matter their gender, but this movie shows how unconscious sexism influences and enforces this dynamic between men and women... The Spider(Burn Gorman), is menacing the city, he brutkills his female victims. While there are some jump scares instances of extreme violence and murder, the horror here is mostly psychological as an atmosphere of threat and paranoia builds up...
Maika Monroe did a fabulous job of a bored wife in a foreign city,One could easily just feel her growing fear... Francis(Karl gusman) reacts to the situation is logical and "rational" but it also frustrating He never took her seriously and instead blames it on her mental state or loneliness...
The film also looks really good. Visually it's(Benjamin kirk) aesthetically pleasing. Color grading, cinematography, and the tones used were great with the ample support of editor(Micheal block)
Overall Honestly one of the best thriller movies to be watched exactly one could crave for with No fancy music, action, or stunts are needed, just great writing and directing. It's just so realistic... - altsgrd - 27 March 2024
Mediocre movie done extremely well
I didn't really know much about "Watcher" before I started watching it. In truth there's not all that much to know to be honest:
A couple moves to Romania. Husband works while wife sits around waiting for him to come home. Wife believes that somebody is stalking her and husband thinks she is going crazy.
It sounds ridiculously simple because it is. We've seen it before - HOWEVER - Okuno clearly set out to make a brilliantly executed suspense flick and did just that.
The movie is contained and everything in it is there for a reason. Cinematography and especially the sound design is incredibly well done and makes the simplest thing like shopping for groceries an unnerving experience.
And finally the biggest praise has to go to Monroe. She has come a long way from "It Follows" and here she brings this simple movie to life with outstanding (and very believable) acting that successfully makes you question her sanity. Hopefully she'll bless us with her talent in many more (horror) movies to come.
Now obviously "Watcher" isn't the perfect movie even though everything is done so well. The fact is that we've seen it all before - countless times - and Okuno plays it extremely safe here by taking no chances whatsoever. This makes for an underwhelming movie experience as a whole and will no doubt bore some viewers.
Do I recommend "Watcher"? If you love suspense - YES. To witness Monroe's brilliant performance - YES. If you're looking for a great movie - NAH, go find something else.
