Review of The Watch (2012) by Jim Lane for Sacramento News & Review — 25 Sep 2012

... one of the funniest movies of the year.

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This review of The Watch (2012) was written by Jim Lane and published by Sacramento News & Review on 25 Sep 2012.

The Watch has generally received mixed reviews.

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Just a couple of best friends, fighting the bad guys and defending their Costco. Nothing out of the ordinary. Oh! Have a REALLY strong stomach…

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The script is awful, the story is even worse. It had a couple parts I laughed at, and some of the SciFi scenes were cool. That's about it…

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