![]() ![]() “Watcher” only cements that standing.Īs a story, “Watcher” comes across like an early giallo thriller without the visual dynamism that usually comes part-and-parcel with those tales of young heroes investigating serial killers in Europe. ![]() Frightened enough to bolster suspense yet capable enough to make us think she might survive this ordeal, Julia is a singular creation, and Monroe is one of the best horror actors of her generation. Thank goodness it has Maika Monroe, the star of exceptional horror thrillers like “It Follows” and “Villains,” who always looks like she’s puzzling out something in the back of her mind and invites us to wonder at the film’s enigmas along with her. If “Watcher” was ever going to work as a film it needed a star who could captivate the screen all by their lonesome. ‘Villains’ Film Review: Small-Time Crooks Meet Very Bad People in Charmingly Eccentric Horror Comedy Also, a heck of a lot of time to pay close attention to that man following her to the market, and to watch news reports about a serial killer in the neighborhood, and to wonder why her husband isn’t taking her seriously when she insists there’s a connection between her possible stalker (Burn Gorman, “The Offer”) and the brutal decapitation of local women who are a heck of a lot like her. With nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no one to talk to except her one sociable neighbor Irina (Madalina Anea, “The Protégé”), who’s only around a few hours of the day, Julia has a heck of a lot of time to think. She spends quite a bit of time staring out at another apartment complex, and into a window where - it sure looks like - a mysterious man is staring right back, every night, and maybe even every day, although it’s harder to tell when it’s bright out. They move into an impressively gigantic apartment, not so much in floor space as it is in discomfiting height, which makes her look small against the backdrop of her expansive windows. Sundance Horror Film ‘Watcher’ Acquired By IFC Midnight, Shudder ![]()
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