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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's so determined to be crude, vulgar and offensive that after a while I grew weary. Abbott and Costello used to knock out funnier movies on this exact intellectual plane without using a single F, S, C, P or A word.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIn spite of some prominently featured green slime and power-beam weaponry, it won't make anyone forget "Ghostbusters" anytime soon.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIt sticks in the craw. The whole movie does.
- 50St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsIf this movie wanders into your neighborhood, the only watch that will hold your attention is the timepiece on your wrist.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt should be funnier. It should be better. Instead, it just sort of is.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWhat's onscreen feels as half-assed and juvenile as it was probably always envisioned to be, suggesting an umpteenth retelling of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" by way of "The Hangover," or perhaps a far less inspired version of "Attack the Block" transplanted to small-town Ohio.
- 40TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissYou're unlikely to laugh much, and you may get an unexpected case of the non-art-imitates-bad-life creeps.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThe Watch is awfully lightweight, and while it earns its R rating via some comic gore and a whole lot of hyper-sexualized tomfoolery, it's hardly the best work of anyone involved.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenBen Stiller and Vince Vaughn play the guys they always play in this sci-fi comedy misfire.
- 38Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerWhat's perhaps most off-putting about the movie isn't its increasingly stale humor, but the way it ultimately validates its characters' worst impulses.