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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Following in her father M. Night Shyamalan’s footsteps, Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her directorial debut with The Watchers, a horror film that is intriguing at points, wildly inconsistent at others. One thing’s for sure, and that’s the Shyamalans’ love of a twist ending unravels everything for The Watchers.
The twist ending gives everything away, though, forcing us to think about the film’s issues, plot contrivances, and wobbly character arcs — unlikely the director’s intent. The twist ending gives everything away, though, forcing us to think about the film’s issues, plot contrivances, and wobbly character arcs — unlikely the director’s intent. The Watchers is a supernatural horror that unevenly builds out its lore, but doesn’t fully believe in its strength as the story’s foundation.
The Watchers’ Ensemble Cast Is Its Biggest Strength But even they can't save the film from its worst problems Even when I started pondering about some of the gaping holes in the story, the strength of the cast’s performances kept me watching. Fanning et al are clearly invested in their characters, and they do a fantastic job of selling their fears and traumas to us. We want them to make it out of the forest alive.
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