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The Watch

2012

Akiva Schaffer

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade ...

4.5

6,884

Comedy. Sci-Fi Suburban dads form a neighborhood watch group to get time away from their families, only to discover a plot to destroy Earth.

	Author	Review
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Ayoade (...) is The Watch's biggest surprise - not that there are many (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"It's so determined to be crude, vulgar and offensive that after a while I grew weary. Abbott and Costello used to knock out funnier movies on this exact intellectual plane without using a single F, S, C, P or A word (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A far less inspired version of 'Attack the Block' transplanted to small-town Ohio"	NEU
Canada	Rick Groen The Globe and Mail	"It's a dumb-ass comedy done strictly for a seriously large paycheque"	NEG
United States	Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"Certainly possesses a lot of energy, but it's never harnessed or focused effectively."	NEG
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"Some of the phallic jokes work, others are really lame"	NEU
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Lacking the bite of 'Attack The Block,' Stiller and co. are happy to fall back on their usual shtick"	NEG
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn play the guys they always play in this sci-fi comedy misfire"	NEG

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