Written by James M. Tate / 7/29/2012 / No comments / 2012 , ben stiller , comedy , jonah hill , vince vaughn
STILLER & VAUGHN IN THE WATCH
year: 2012 cast: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Will Forte, Erin Moriarty, Doug Jones, R. Lee Ermy, Richard Ayoade SCORE: *** |
Ben takes the straight man mantle to the limit (what Jason Bateman does all the time nowadays) – he hardly smiles or thinks anything is amusing, especially Bob’s constant attempt to win over the crowd (Vaughn sustaining his SWINGERS and OLD SCHOOL persona once again). Meanwhile, the group has little to do but wait for something to happen until their car crashes into a scary looking beast – and they soon realize that monsters abound...
A subtle satire on the alien paranoia theme and a buddy flick (Vaughn and Stiller have the best anti-chemistry here), THE WATCH works despite the forced crude humor. Enough happens… including subplots about Evan’s marriage and Bob’s promiscuous teenage daughter… to keep the viewer entertained, as the direction works for suspenseful scenes involving aliens lurking in the night and, although the initial Alien discovery sequence, 11th hour group conversations and the climactic CGI standoff becomes somewhat draining, this is a worthwhile time-waster with more to offer than punchlines.
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