Director:
Chloe OkunoGuión:
Zack FordCámara:
Benjamin Kirk NielsenMúsica:
Nathan HalpernReparto:
Maika Monroe, Burn Gorman, Karl Glusman, Madalina Anea, Stefan Iancu, Cristina Deleanu, Ioana Abur, Aida Economu, Alireza Ahmand, Bogdan Ciubuciu (más)Streaming (4)
Sinopsis(1)
Julia se reúne con su marido cuando este se traslada a su Rumanía natal para empezar en un nuevo trabajo. Hace poco que ha abandonado la profesión de actriz, y a menudo está sola y sin nada que hacer. Una noche, mientras observa a la gente en la calle desde su gran ventanal, descubre una figura en el edificio de enfrente que parece estar mirándola. Unos días después, estando sola en una sala de cine, tiene la fuerte sensación de que alguien la observa y no tarda en convencerse de que la siguen. ¿Podría ser aquel vecino desconocido? Mientras tanto, un asesino en serie llamado “La Araña” amenaza la ciudad. (Universal Pictures España)
(más)Reseñas (4)
Watcher won't score points for originality, but I personally give it points for style and directorial skill. The subject has been dealt with many times, but usually I find films in which strange things happen to the main female character, her husband doesn't believe her, and the viewer is supposed to be in uncertainty whether there really is something evil or whether it’s all in the protagonist’s head, annoying because of their triteness. But Maika Monroe is a great actress and Chloe Okuna clearly has directorial talent, so Watcher hooked me and entertained me, very much. The tension in the subway scene, for example, is palpable. Those who can tune in properly will get a quality chilling slowburn. 7/10
()
Una película cliché, pero con una actriz principal agradable (es que tengo una debilidad especial por el corte bob rubio), bien rodada, con un sentido del ambiente frío y la capacidad de poner la piel de gallina. El mejor público objetivo de la película son las jóvenes estadounidenses que planean visitar o mudarse a Europa del Este, idealmente Rumania. Además del inglés, en la película se habla rumano y el personaje principal es el único extranjero en el país. La película habría obtenido cuatro estrellas con un clímax más imaginativo e inteligente. Sin embargo, tal como está, el clímax es vergonzoso, aunque por un momento parecía tener un final que uno no esperaba y que a mí personalmente me habría gustado mucho (y que habría enfadado al espectador convencional).
()
A solid old school paranoid psycho thriller with a touch of Hitchcock. I usually find genre films with a similar concept to be mediocre, but Watcher managed to win me over with something despite its slow pace. The attractive and well-acted Maika Monroe moves to Bucharest to visit her husband, but he spends most of the day at work, so the main character has to spend most of her time alone and Bucharest is not exactly an ideal place to spend your free time. The film also works well because of the setting, where the main character tries to fit in in an unfamiliar city where she knows no one, most of the people are sketchy, there is a serial killer who hangs out in the city and cuts women's heads off, and she is stalked by her next door neighbour. Apparently Romania is a country without curtains, and thanks to the big windows overlooking all the neighbours, it manages to evoke the right uncomfortable feelings. An honest, authentic, realistic and chilling slow burn with excellent craftsmanship, a great female lead, a good bad guy, an intense final half hour (the metro is atmospheric awesome), and an awesome finale! You can say that the film could have brought some more fundamental twist, but I'm still surprisingly satisfied with the quality this time. Story 3/5. Action 2/5, Humor 0/5, Violence 2/5, Fun 4/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Suspense 4/5, Emotion 3/5, Actors 4/5. 7/10
()
It's a completely average thriller with no groundbreaking idea or cast and a fairly readable ending. The short running time, the occasional inoffensive elements of paranoia and a dose of suspense are satisfying, but otherwise it runs in the rut of utter mediocrity and doesn't try to take its ambitions anywhere higher. It doesn't offend while watching, but it doesn't enthuse either, and after a week I'll have trouble remembering that I've actually seen Watcher.
()