The Watched was written and directed by Ishana Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan; I doubt the film would have ever been made if daddy hadn't produced it. The script is absolutely terrible, full of flaws and lapses of logic.
Dakota Fanning plays Mina, who becomes lost in a strange forest where she finds shelter in a glass-fronted building occupied by three other people; there, she is informed that she and her new acquaintances are exhibits, to be gawped at during the night by creatures that live underground during the day.
Here are just some of the things that annoyed me about the film...
When Mina found herself driving down a dirt track that clearly wasn't going anywhere, why didn't she turn around and try to find a new route?
What did the people in 'the coop' use for toilet paper?
How did they keep themselves clean with no washing facilities? Did they wear the same underwear every day?
Did they have plates and cutlery?
If Daniel had been there for eight months, how did he keep his hair so short?
Where did they all sleep? There was only one bed. And when did they sleep? During the night, when the watchers were spying on them? I thought they had to keep the watchers entertained during the night...
Where did Daniel get the huge length of cable needed to connect the camera to the television? And are we expected to believe that the camera came with still functioning batteries?
Where did Daniel and Mina get that long length of rope from?
If it's possible to successfully hide from the watchers under some branches, why not build such hideouts beyond the points of no return, thus making escape more likely?
Who was keeping the generator topped up with fuel? Did no-one question where the power source was hidden?
Would a university really leave a professor's room untouched for over thirty years?
The whole time I was watching the film, I was thinking to myself 'How could this get any worse?', and then it did.
1/10. Let's hope there are no more Shyamalan nepo babies in the woodwork.
Dakota Fanning plays Mina, who becomes lost in a strange forest where she finds shelter in a glass-fronted building occupied by three other people; there, she is informed that she and her new acquaintances are exhibits, to be gawped at during the night by creatures that live underground during the day.
Here are just some of the things that annoyed me about the film...
When Mina found herself driving down a dirt track that clearly wasn't going anywhere, why didn't she turn around and try to find a new route?
What did the people in 'the coop' use for toilet paper?
How did they keep themselves clean with no washing facilities? Did they wear the same underwear every day?
Did they have plates and cutlery?
If Daniel had been there for eight months, how did he keep his hair so short?
Where did they all sleep? There was only one bed. And when did they sleep? During the night, when the watchers were spying on them? I thought they had to keep the watchers entertained during the night...
Where did Daniel get the huge length of cable needed to connect the camera to the television? And are we expected to believe that the camera came with still functioning batteries?
Where did Daniel and Mina get that long length of rope from?
If it's possible to successfully hide from the watchers under some branches, why not build such hideouts beyond the points of no return, thus making escape more likely?
Who was keeping the generator topped up with fuel? Did no-one question where the power source was hidden?
Would a university really leave a professor's room untouched for over thirty years?
The whole time I was watching the film, I was thinking to myself 'How could this get any worse?', and then it did.
1/10. Let's hope there are no more Shyamalan nepo babies in the woodwork.
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