peter weller anchor a cast of canadian actor in this entertaining low budget thriller direct by george cosmatos . plenty of action and a good through line of how an obsessively detailed individual would battle a threat to his environment . louis see thing del grande be very good a the helpful janitor next door to weller yuppie palace . feature rise canadian actor kenneth welsh and jennifer dale and a slim maury chaykin . the canadian tax credit system help put this film in montreal and double a new york . with little to work with in term of set and exterior and cosmatos show his chop a a director who try to make each shot pay off in a particular way . the overhead shot of weller look out over the human rat race cross the street draw an interesting parallel with the main story . more than a couple of homage to jaw and which cosmatos admits be one of his favourite movie . a bit repetitive at time but good than willard . worth a look .