"The Watcher" tells of a serial killer (Reeves) who plays cat & mouse with a burnt out FBI agent (Spader) by stalking him and sending him photos of his next victim, all young women, 24 hours before killing them. Slammed by the critics for not being heady enough for their cultivated cinematic tastes, this little flick is a surprisingly enjoyable mix of good versus evil with a delicious babe (Tomei) caught in the middle of a psychodrama which begs the question: which is "cat" and which is "mouse"? The film doesn't get too graphic, is always busy with no filler, has summa-dis and summa-dat (no sex), is unusually free of plot holes, keeps you awake and thinking while still being a no brainer, and wraps everything up neatly in a 5 minute bomblastic conclusion. An excellent sofa spud watch circulating on cable. (B-)
Review of The Watcher
