The Watch

16% of critics liked it

41% of users liked it

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn
In theaters Jul 27, 2012
R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte, Mel Rodriguez, Doug Jones, Erin Moriarty, Nicholas Braun
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Theater Release: Jul 27, 2012
DVD Release: Nov 13, 2012
Synopsis: 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. -- (C) 20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Guy Lodge, Time Out
    A film packaged as pure product, aiming to snare the combined markets for loudmouth comics, sci-fi action and, er, Richard Ayoade - who, however seemingly misplaced, is the freshest thing here. More...
  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
    It's a mash-up of blah buddy comedy and gross-out CGI monster splatter, with nary a laugh to be had. More...
  • Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
    The Watch is a predictable and lazy comedy wrapped around a penis joke occasionally enlivened with some funny lines. More...
  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
    What should have been at least Ghostbusters lite ends up sliming audiences with sloppy seconds. More...
  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
    "The Watch" takes the same ethos of male bonding, obsession with sex and sardonic violence that has proved so profitable in recent years on yet another summer spin. More...
  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
    Improvisation is definitely The Watch-word, with Vaughn and Hill in particular winging just about every line they speak - most of them filthy, few of them funny. More...
  • Rafer Guzman, Newsday
    For hang time with the guys, you could do worse than "The Watch." More...
  • Tom Long, Detroit News
    Really, wait for it on cable. At least then you'll be able to change the channel. More...
  • Kyle Smith, New York Post
    The "action" scenes come across as brief, noisy periods of rest from the lame comedy, which counts for something, if not quite what the filmmakers intended. More...
  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
    Much of the action takes place after hours in the Costco managed by Stiller's character, but the laughs are not available in bulk. More...