The Watcher

Using the "young, damaged family buys a old house trope," this movie adds the campy extra of an intruder who dresses up as a raven and delivers nasty notes. It isn't scary but it does have a creep factor.

The production values scream "made for TV movie" and the actors do a pretty good job, but this won't win any awards or keep you up at night,ñ.

It was working up until the third act. Without giving the ending away, it's so stupid it's hilarious. Its one of those endings that makes you go, "No! They (the film makers) are not actually going to do that! This can't be the twist! It's too stupid". But guess what, they did, and it's hilarious. I will give the movie credit, I didn't see it coming (mainly because I wouldn't assume a normal functioning person would make such a twist).

Besides that, there are other problems with the movie. Like the raven itself is pretty laughable, and it would have been a lot more scarier if the villain wasn't dressed up as a giant bird. It's a shame too, because if the movie just fixed its ending and have the villain not be ridiculous looking, this could have been an effective thriller. But no.

Overall, the first act is a little bumpy but keeps your attention. The second act has your attention and you want to see where this goes. Third act nose dives off the cliff.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this movies. The acting was very good. The story was actually rather unique with twists and turns I did not anticipate, and I certainly did not expect the ending to play out like it did, not at all. I gave it 8 stars for several reasons, originality, creepiness, some jump scares, more than decent acting, definitely worth a watch. I noticed after one a the main characters is fromStar Trek, lol. More than once I thought I'd figured it all out but I hadn't, and it the time passed quickly enough that I didn't even notice it. The ending impressed me even more, I did not expect it st all and it made me think about it, even if only for a few brief moments.

My daughter and I really loved this movie! Of course it isn't the typical horror movie like some out there. However, it is a decently good thriller. A few parts that made ya jump. It definitely kept our interest and we really enjoyed it. It also is on Netflix which we already pay for monthly. If you are bored and want a decently good thriller check out the Watcher.

The movie was pretty decent. It had aome scares, but what I really liked was the creepy atmosphere throughout. Acting was decent as well. Overall not a bad movie to kill time on a Sunday afternoon.