The Watchers

"From its high-concept premise and elegant direction to its clunky dialogue and eye-rolling twist, 'The Watchers' continues the Shyamalan family brand in every way" 

"It may portend talent, but 'The Watchers' is just barely watchable (...) A second-generation Shyamalan’s first movie is undercooked horror (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)" 

"The film is more promising than good (...) A thriller that's well-made, with a mythology that grows top-heavy" 

"How you watch 'The Watchers', and how you process its series of increasingly disbelief-suspending climaxes, is your call. Unlike the foursome at the center of it, however, you can always get up and leave" 

"Shyamalan has absorbed plenty of lessons about suspense and atmosphere from her time on the sets of like-minded movies like 'Knock at the Cabin'. But the more 'The Watchers' comes together, the less interesting it becomes. It’s a puzzle best left unsolved" 

"It starts off promising, but, in the family tradition, ends on shaky ground" 

"The production design and initial setup make for a beguiling lure, but the stakes are too low, and the scares too few, to compensate for the clunky storytelling (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"