Ben Stiller and his crew are back again and this time it's The Watch. His latest sophomoric summer comedy, that's missing only one element - the comedy.
The Watch stars Stiller, Jonah Hill, and Vince Vaughn. These suburban dudes form a neighborhood watch program in small town Ohio after there is murder in this sleepy town. Evan (Stiller) is the manager of the local Costco Store where the murder takes place, and he forms the watch program with his new friends Bob (Vaughn) and Franklyn (Hill). And strangely enough, they find out that the murderer is actually a space alien. They then discover that there is a planned alien invasion and they of course are determained to stop it. And they do, gosh what a surprise!
Now I know that doesn't sound all that funny, and it's not. But there is a lot of attempted humor throughout this movie, and little of it works. The majority of this 90 minute mess is mired in sinking to the very lowest common denominator humor, and can never pick itself up. And after about 20 minutes you realize it doesn't want to. It wants to be the funny guy snapping towels in the junior high locker room at shower time, and that's exactly what it is. This is rated R,and deservedly so. But it wouldn't matter what it's rated. It's simply not funny. Oh, there's a moment or two here and there, but let's not get carried away.
Truth is, for the most past if you've seen one Ben Stiller movie, you've seen them all. He's the same character, so is Vaughn and the rest of these guys. And it's all the same. Bad language, constant references and obsession with body parts and even some straight forward humor that is old, stale and tired. This movie with a few new wrinkles, looks just like all the others. But don't just take my word for it, ask the half full theater I saw the film with today. None of them laughed, and if they did, I or anyone else didn't hear it. Maybe everyone went home and rolled on the floor uncontrollably. Possible I guess.
The Watch. Little of this works, and the parts that do work are forgettable. Much better choices at the movies right now.
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