Neptune165 Review of Watcher

Watcher (I) (2022)

I loved this movie! The fact that you can step into her shoes, especially not understanding the language is brilliant in my opinion

[6/10 · 3 August 2022]

I don't know if this film just resonated with me differently but I found this film really, really terrifying. I didn't find the movie slow at all, I felt like it expertly built the tension and I could feel my anxiety building throughout. There wasn't a moment in it I was bored and I was very invested in the story. Completely agree it is very Hitchcock and simple and serious in its execution. You could also really feel her isolation and loneliness which contributed to the anxiety and "chilled" feeling I got while watching it (if that makes sense). I saw it in the theater and really loved it. One of the best horror films in recent memory for me. Most of the time, I watched your reviews first before watching the movie, so I was very intrigued by this film. I also gave it 7/10 because I felt this movie is missing something remarkable in order to give it a perfect score. I love Jules' character. She tries to survive to that sociopath by her own which is admirable because she was alone. I hate her husband, so selfish thinking about himself and his work. He didn't care about his wife at all pretending she was imaging everything. The watcher obviously is frustrated with his life. He has to take care about his old father which is something that bothers him a lot. It took me by surprise the end because I was 100% sure Jules would not make it, however, there is a clue when she is crawling on the floor she sees the drawer where Irina's gun is kept.