watcher be a fun movie if it not take too seriously and the novel write by dean r. koontz be obviously a lot well but the movie itself be entertain in it own way . the film have a lot of change for the novel watcher and the one difference be the main character travis . in the book he be an adult and an retired delta force soldier while in the film he a teenager . watcher have it good point and the film do have some gory scene in part . i be a fan of micheal ironside and it be cool to see him in this film and he always do a great performance in all his film . the oxcom costume look kind of cheesy but the camera never really show the creature fully until near the end of the film . the dog einstien be impressive since it be well train . the film see two genetic experiment escape from a lab and a dog and a monster . both experiment be link telepathically since the two animal be part of a military project be the dog would infiltrate an enemy base then the creature would attack and eliminate them . the dog find a teenager name travis who take him home and discovers that he intelligent and so he name the dog einstein and meanwhile the oxcom be roam around kill people and gouge out their eye and two government agent be send to find the two experiment before this incident get out of hand . soon travis learns that his not safe a the oxcom be draw to the dog and will stop at nothing to kill him and anyone in it way and so travis and his mom go to rescue his girlfriend who be hold at the hospital by the two agent . they then hideout in the wood while the government agent and the oxcom be not far behind . watcher be not a great adaptation of dean r. koontz novel but it be a entrain 80 horror flick and some fan of the book may not want to watch this since it not faithful to the book but fan of cheesy 80 horror movie may want to check this out .