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He used to prey on the citizenesses of Los Angeles, but has
since moved to Chicago. The reason is that he’s following
the former LA cop Joel Campbell (James Spader) who is recovering
from the trauma of his girlfriend dying.
Campbell’s taking anti-depressants and seeing a shrink
(Marisa Tomei) to get over the incident, but soon is forced
to confront the guy he used to investigate.
Giffin wants to renew contact with the policeman and so sends
him a picture of a woman he is going to kill within 24 hours.
That sparks massive action and the tension builds as the clock
counts down.
We don’t want to give too much away, but from there
the pace of The Watcher really picks up.
Spader is excellent as the suffering Campbell and Reeves
resists the urges he must have felt to go over the top. It’s
nicely shot, although gets a tad too arty at times, and the
transfer is very good.
I’d watch it again.
Conclusion: 80%
The Watcher
(2000)
93 minutes
MA15+
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