I've been watching...The Watch!

The Watch (15) is a strange mix between a serious alien invasion sci-fi and a new version of the boys from the 2009 hit The Hangover! Director Akiva Scaffer has taken some of the biggest names in the modern comedy film industry such as Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, and created a laugh out loud and yet mellow combination.

The Watch involves, as you might have already guessed a neighbourhood watch team formed by the main character Evan, played by Ben stiller. It takes the form of three other extraordinary characters which include, Jonah Hill who plays Franklin, a stressed, angry yet lovable young man. Bob played by Vince Vaughn who has no interest in the watch, instead he is more interested in booze, pool tables and protecting his young daughter from hooligans who think with nothing but their 'magic wand'. Finally there is Jamarcus played by Richard Ayoade, an intelligent remarkable young British Chap whose dream is to find that one special Asian lady to satisfy his needs...if you get what I mean!


Together they embark on a mission to find the murderer of Evans good friend Antonio! However they have the luck of  encountering a few aliens along the way and are, like most action comedies, faced with some awkward hurdles they need to get past in order to stop an alien invasion from happening.

Right now I won't give too much away, however I saw this film yesterday and left the cinema feleing..well .. quite happy. Although the film really isn't the best up to scratch sci -fi comedy it is still non the less a nice light hearted film.

So why so many mixed reviews?

Okay so most people are wondering why the hell Richard Ayoade is in the film in the first place!  For those of you who don't know, Richard is a British actor know most for his role in the TV series The IT Crowd. So why in the world would they stick him with ..oh I don't know...Some of the most popular comedy actors around at the minute? It just doesn't make any sense. Don't get me wrong Richard is a brilliant actor, fantastic in every way, its just his casting in this film, doesn't quite add up.

On the other hand the film as a whole is funny, I did personally laugh out loud at some of the awkward  scenes. However the film is not consistently hilarious. For example, yes it does have some really funny puns and one-liners yet the chuckles slowly start to fizzle out as the film goes on.  I couldn't help but feel a little lost with the movie plot along the way and I found myself asking 'When is this going to end?'

All in all the film is a very light hearted film and very good if you fancy a chuckle. Therefore I give this film a 5/10.