About this movie
- Genres:
- Comedy, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:41:56
- Partner rating:
- R
- Released:
- Jul 27, 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Ben Stiller
- Vince Vaughn
- Jonah Hill
- Richard Ayoade
- Abby Troutwig
Directors
- Akiva Schaffer
The Watch
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
16%
percent positive reviews
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Jim Schembri, 3AWIt's one of those sad occasions where the bringing together of funny people mysteriously negates their ability to be funny.
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Simon Miraudo, Quickflix
The Watch is indeed a feathered fish. It's a freaking underwater ostrich. Whether or not it will appeal to all four quadrants is of little concern to any viewer lucky enough to be located within its niche demographic, however.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Four likeable guys and fine screen actors make a meal of this loony, gross-out sci-fi comedy, but you wonder if it isn't time for them to leave behind juvenile alley
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Bursting with penis jokes, this low-laugh, low-brow comedy hovers somewhere between mash-up and alien mush
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Ed Gibbs, The Sunday Age
This little-green-men mash-up shows that in space, no one can hear you laugh.
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Catherine Shoard, Guardian [UK]
It's got a cast to kill for, a Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg script (they wrote Superbad) and a promisingly Ghostbusters-ish premise. And yet it's catastrophic.
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