Always trust your guts even when no one believes you.
Hi movie lovers, it's Abeegail again, welcome to my blog and another psychological horror movie review. I've been feeling weird lately, I've not been in my movie watching mood until I came across the movie "Watcher" As a teen that L-O-V-E-S psychological horror movie I can say that "Watcher" is great movie if you love horror movie that slowly unravel.
The story starts out with julia (Maika Monroe)and her husband Francis (Karl Glusman) both of them moved from the U.S to Bucharest, Romania because of Francis' work. After arriving Julia notices a man in an apartment directly opposite their building who seems to be watching her through his window every night. There's a serial killer on the loose called The Spider, who territories women in the city. This adds more anxiety and panic to the already anxious Julia, who is being dismissed by her husband, the police, and neighbours in a strange place.
He's face still gives me the creeps😬. How can you not be creeped out looking at that kind of a face.
Maika monroe gave a stellar performance and she had to because the film rest on her discomfort, suspicion and emotional isolation and Burn Gorman as the "Watcher" was just a nice touch, there just something about the way he can express a horror character. I think it's his face, it was just made for horror. It delved into themes of not being believed, especially as a female, Julia was dismissed constantly because she was an outsider in a foreign land, she felt like an outsider looking in, like everyone is in on some inside joke that she doesn't get. Plus being paranoid over the big move to a place she's not familiar with. I loved the end although it was finished with ambiguity. This movie made me realize the horror of being watched/stalked, sometimes we may not even notice that someone has their eyes on you.
I loved every part of this movie although it is a little bit slow, the actions take time to unravel but is necessary to the plot. You might feel a sense of confusion at the end because of the ambiguity, If you like a more concrete ending, something that is cleanly wrapped this movie doesn't give that.
In conclusion Watcher is a good watch if you like slow-burn tension, mood, and movie that resonates with real-world anxieties . Don't go in expecting a straightforward serial-killer horror/thriller, it’s more psychological, more about the feeling of being watched and disbelieved than about horror. It's a nice watch.
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