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Too dark. Can't see what's going on half the time.

Because I'm very kind by nature, I'm not going to mention any of the actors in this turkey by name. They suffered enough while making it: stumbling around in the dark, running, and speaking dialog that is unrelated to human speech.

Sony Pictures sat on this for right at three years before giving it a one night very limited release. That should tell you something.

If you want to watch a home invasion movie that has real suspense I'd suggest YOU'RE NEXT. The title of this epic tells us to keep watching, but I'll confess to using the fast forward button more than once. It should have been called WATCH SOMETHING ELSE.

This is one of the worst wastes of time I've ever experienced. Im not sure why the family didn't just walk out the front door at the beginning. I guess then we wouldn't have movie. I'm also not sure how the killer(s) can make the lights flicker throughout the house...sometimes they work and sometimes not. Oh and that drone somehow has an endless battery life, flying around the entire movie. It takes FOREVER for anything to develop and the characters continuously do stupid stuff that just makes you angry. For example, stun the killer but then don't grab his weapon for protection later...or actually make sure he's dead. Or, on your way trying to sneak out of the house, make sure you stop to grab some gauze that happens to be in the kitchen to wrap up that cut on your arm. Absolutely nothing about this movie is good at all. Avoid at all cost .

Ok, so we've all seen similar plots before, and this isn't gonna win any awards for originality, but i think some of the reviews on here are WAY too harsh, possibly written by people with some kind of personal agenda(don't like the director or the lead actress maybe) but this was no where near as bad as some reviewers are making it out to be, it's very much a popcorn and switch your brain off kind of movie, but i wouldn't put too much stock in the 1/10 reviews if i were you.

Why does there always have to be some obvious cash-grab to set up a sequel? Some movies are just perfect as stand-alone titles, and this could have been one of them. So many red herrings that never led anywhere. VERY disappointed.

This is your run of the mill home invasion with all the same screaming, getting locked in and slow attempts to find justification for what is happening. Bella Thorne is the stand out actress, who does a fair job of caring this film to its conclusion. However, even with her B++ acting the movie falls short because it has been done so many times and I think most horror/thriller fans are starved for something new. It is also a total setup for a sequel and I hate when movies have an ending that straight up lets you know that you haven't got the whole story. This isn't an awful film but it fails to satisfy.

Oct 18

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Keep Watching" (R - 2017 - US)...great premise, poor execution.

Sub-Genre: Slasher/POV My Score: 6.3

Cast=8 Acting=6 Plot=9 Ending=4 Story=4 Scare=6 Jump=7 F/X=6 Blood=6 POV=7

A family become imprisoned in their home by intruders, who force them to play a life-and-death game, where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.

"Why are you doing this to us?" Because you were paid, you monkey! I actually loved the concept, but the story did not come together. There was no closure either...the ending just dropped off on us like accidently dropping your plate of food. My horror hunger appetite was peaked but not satisfied. When all was said and done, I liked the movie...just not enough to rave about it.

This was just awful. I watched 34 mins of this shi...fest and turned it and deleted it out of my movie library. The trailer tells it all, so there is no need to go into an elaborate review. This movie stunk worst than my garbage, and whoever wrote this garbage needs to change their career. Truly a very bad film.

Pointless. It's frustrating. The only "horror" is poor writing and lack of directing. Useless moments. Useless story.

Keep Watching was announced back in late 2013 and announced that it would star Bella Thorne and Chandler Riggs and would be about a family returning home from holidays only to find out they are the next victims of a serial killer who has planted their house with cameras in order to murder them while live streaming it over the interent..(sigh). Keep Watching, I actually was kind of excited for until I heard it was delayed and taking up the found footage genre then eventually it was released for one night and although the viewers who saw it were very limited I managed to see a few reviews posted by YouTube reviewers..wow. Keep Watching shows us that found footage has officially died, it probably died sometime around when the Paranormal Activity films started getting bad and when The Visit, The Gallows and Unfriended came out..so around 2015. The acting in this film was probably the thing that saved it from getting down to a one star, Bella Thorne, Chandler Riggs and Leigh Whannell were actually really good in this film, the film was actually believed to have been filmed back in 2013 and thats everyone looks like they're from 2010. Keep Watching is overall your typical money grabbing film that I'm glad that it did'nt make money because if so, everyone would be broke over a lousy no good camera made horror film.

'Keep Watching' drew me into seeing it, with a cool poster/cover, an slightly intriguing but very derivative premise and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive.

It is sadly however yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws those films have are present here, that to me was incredibly disappointing considering its potential which it doesn't do anywhere near enough with. 'Keep Watching', with a plethora of problems (huge ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There is next to nothing to recommend and it is a sleeper.

Lets start with the sole positive. The scenery is atmospheric and spooky.

Unfortunately, it is not done justice by the rather direct to video schlocky way it's shot and edited, it was very clear that the film was made in a rush with no care or enthusiasm.

Going on further to the negatives, the story does feel paper thin, disjointed and over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary. Too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Their annoying and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates.

Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it. The effects are ropy at best, the sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and people's reactions) and it's best not mentioning the uniformly lumbering and histrionic acting. The less said about Bella Thorne the better.

Dialogue can be stilted and rambling, with lots of clichés and no depth whatsoever, while the pace goes to a standstill very quickly and drags on forever with next to nothing going on worth caring about, never recovering. Found too many the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the supposedly creepy atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness, a lot of dumb and vague moments and explanations and the lack of tension and suspense. Would not have minded the lack of originality (the film is extremely derivative and in a dumbed and watered down way) if the story and atmosphere were at least alright in execution, in reality they were both dreadfully done.

A lot of 'Keep Watching' has underdeveloped plot elements and often nonsensical and confusing character motivations, while too many of the things to make you jump or shocked are far from creative or scary and are pretty tame. The ending makes the film finish on an incomplete and confused whimper.

There is not enough threat here and what there is of it tends to be used poorly, it is completely unimaginative and more odd than creepy, completely failing to show any sense of horror. Some badly sagging momentum too. The direction is leaden, inexperience seems to be all over the film, and the music doesn't really fit and is quite monotonous.

All in all, very bad. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Not a fair review necessarily but it screams lame from start to 20 minutes in. Bless all of the souls who made it further. I gave two stars because the people who spent their time on this should have more than one.

Good B movie....if you are looking for a decent horror/suspense check this out. Critics are really hard on this movie. Now I watched it on Starz. If I would have watched it at the movies then maybe I would have judge it harder.

The idea behind the film from beginning to end could have made a great movie. However, they wrote the characters to be complete morons. From beginning to end they were constantly doing the wrong thing. It didn't help that the two younger actors were either directed poorly or just couldn't portray the fear and sadness they would have been experiencing so they sat around and looked depressed instead.

I have to admit, this is one of those movies that you have the lowest expectations for; it took forever to release, after years in studio limbo, and when it was finally unleashed to teh masses, it did so with little fanfare. I understand that found-footage isn't really a viable genre choice in 2018, but still, I gave it a chance. Boy, was I happy I did! This was one of those movie that got so much right, that i began to wonder why anyone sat on it for so long.

The story was interesting and fast paced. The set-up was clear, and everyone did their absolute best with what they were given. No complaints there.

The found-footage was obviously passé, but the way that it was done in this movie actually made it bearable. The killer used dozens of cameras strategically placed all over the home to film each kill. So, in essence, the final film is a amalgam of all of the clips each camera captured. It was a unique and entertaining way of showing the action unfold without relying on the old FF tropes.

The acting was great and often very effective, especially when it came to the two kids. Everyone took this script seriously, and it showed in the final product. These people should feel proud that they gave it their all.

This movie hits all of the right notes, so why was it treated like a leper? Well, for a few reasons, actually. The movie has no gore or violence. Everyone who dies does so quickly, and there is very little blood. There is also no foul language in this movie, making me think that it was aimed at children (under 25 years old).

The manner in which it ended validated the entire movie for me, but most people are entirely too sensitive to anything that doesn't conclude in a happy ending. I love movies that go against the grain and actually want to depress their audience, but I can see why this movie wasn't given a theatrical run.

Overall, it's not a game changer, but nor is it as bad as many people would have you believe it to be. If nothing else, it goes to show that even tired genres can be give a new life at the hands of truly talented people with a decent budget.

"Who can find the most mistakes and ridiculous, illogical acts" in this piece of crap! The winner gets tickets to a good Movie that hopefully erases all memories to this wannabe "horror movie"!

Only one example: Wouldn't the Police be all over the place 10 minutes after the first outside Shot of the Property flickers over the screen (Remember: Its a Live Stream!) It's´so ridiculous!

Plain and simple: Do yourself a favor and just skip it!! Don't waste your valuable time with this!

Nothing special about this movie, BORING, NOT SCARY AT ALL. 🤐 Sad that movie didn't come out better, I feel sad for actors 😑