The Watch is the newest film from Akiva Schaffer who had previously directed his Lonely Island partner Andy Samberg in the hysterical Hot Rod. That was one of my favorite comedies of the last couple of years and while The Watch does not quite live up to his previous effort...I loved it. The Watch made me laugh..what can I say?
Naturally...I was a bit skeptical that they were making what is essentially an Americanized version of the great British film from last year Attack The Block. However....this film is just as fun as Attack The Block in its own crazy way. Naturally...I was pretty pumped with all the talent comic behind The Watch. You've got Jonah Hill-always reliable as the idiot of the group. You've got Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn-both excellent in their straight men roles. And then you've got Richard Ayoade..hilarious on the British show The It Crowd taking up an American role here and nailing it. In fact...all four of these guys really get their roles down to a science.
Also...the supporting cast including Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte and an excellent role by Billy Crudup brings some big laughs and let the film chug along nicely. This kind of film really should be no more than 90 minutes. However, at 100 minutes the film does allow you to get to know these characters more and seems pretty fast.
Of course...we do get the obligatory aliens VS. humans scene at the end and the not being able to get pregnant bit featuring Ben Stiller and Rosemarie DeWitt. The thing that surprised me, however was the relationship between Vince Vaughn and his daughter, Chelsea (Erin Moriarty). It is a surprisingly sweet sub plot that could have easily been plodding and dumb.
The Watch is a very funny film that may be better suited paying five bucks to see it on Pay Per View rather than paying ten dollars to see it on the big screen. However, if you like any of these four comics and are going in with fairly low expectations..you might be pleasantly surprised on how much it was worth that ten bucks.
(3 and 1/2 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated R for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images)
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