The new horror film The Watchers is now in theaters and marks the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
20.05.2024 - 03:37 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on if you haven’t watched “Tunnel Vision,” the final episode of “CSI: Vegas” that aired on Sunday, May 19. “Things are about to go kaboom.” That’s what Beau (Lex Medlin) says on Friday night’s series finale of “CSI: Vegas” as he prepares to detonate a series of bombs. But he might be describing everyone’s minds, as the show’s characters discover midway through the episode (“Tunnel Vision”) that they’ve been chasing the wrong villain all season.
With Max (Paula Newsome) kidnapped and Chris (Jay Lee) injured by some sort of nerve agent and in the hospital, the “CSI” team continues to place the blame on tech billionaire Truman Thomas (Owain Yeoman) — until they find his dead body. (Says one character, who discovers Thomas had been injecting himself with de-aging synthetic stem cells: “If he wanted to live forever, my guy should have worn a bullet-proof vest.” LOL, truth! Those crazy tech billionaires, amirite?) It’s actually an entirely different villainous group that has taken Max through the 600 miles of flood channels that lie beneath Las Vegas.
In a secret lab, they force her to create better DNA encryption after she reveals theirs was “sloppy.” And who is “they”? Why, rogue Saudi spies, of course. Faran Tahir plays the real baddie of the season, a character that had infiltrated Truman’s AI robot and DNA hacking lab.
Says one character, helpfully filling in the plot details: “The bureau has been warning us for years that foreign governments are infiltrating U.S. companies and stealing tech.” Turns out the Saudis were nestled inside Truman’s Mojave Kinematic Designs facility to grab his proprietary DNA synthesis research and borderline sentient robots.
.The new horror film The Watchers is now in theaters and marks the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
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