Product Information
FBI agent Joel Campbell has spent many years on the pursuit of killers in Los Angeles and now he wants to break free from all of that. But serial killer, David Allen Griffen, has a different idea, can Joel find and bring him to justice before it is too late?...Product Identifiers
ProducerPatrick Choi, Nile Niami
EAN0044007832226
eBay Product ID (ePID)3951969
Product Key Features
ActorMarisa Tomei, Jenny Mcshane, James Spader, Chris Ellis, Ernie Hudson, Keanu Reeves, Robert Cicchini
Film/TV TitleThe Watcher
DirectorJoe Charbanic
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time93 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Menu, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Executive ProducerChristopher Eberts
Additional InformationA stylish thriller that recalls David Fincher's SEVEN, THE WATCHER is set in the urban landscape of modern Chicago. The story follows Los Angeles transplant Joel Campbell (James Spader), an ex-police detective who has relocated to Chicago in order to escape his past. It appears that a dangerous serial killer, David Allen Griffin (Keanu Reeves), has formed a special emotional attachment to Campbell, luring him to Chicago in order to continue their deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Each game commences when Griffin sends Campbell a picture of a young girl, giving Campbell 24 hours to track her down before she's murdered. After three tragic failures, the stakes are upped when Griffin kidnaps Campbell's beautiful psychiatrist, Polly (Marisa Tomei), mimicking an earlier event that drove Campbell to Chicago in the first place.<BR>THE WATCHER is a commentary on modern society's effect on people: making them crudely unable to notice the peripheral people in their daily lives. First-time director Joe Charbanic shoots his film like a music video, using elliptical editing, slow motion, and a postindustrial soundtrack that greatly reflects the Chicago music scene. As the tortured detective, Spader possesses an internal fire that gradually builds in intensity as the film progresses.
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...A thoughtful screenplay by David Elliot and Clay Ayers give a strong supporting cast plenty to chew on...
ScreenwriterDavid Elliot, Joe Charbanic, Clay Ayers, Darcy Meyers
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Watcher