The Voyeurs (2021), an erotic thriller by Michael Mohan:
🎬 Overview
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Premise: A young couple (Pippa – Sydney Sweeney, Thomas – Justice Smith) move into a Montreal loft and become obsessively voyeuristic about their sexy neighbors (Sebastian – Ben Hardy, Julia – Natasha Liu Bordizzo) spoiler.bolavip.com+14en.wikipedia.org+14metacritic.com+14.
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Release: Premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Sept 10, 2021 theupcoming.co.uk+3en.wikipedia.org+3theguardian.com+3.
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Genre & Vision: Meant as a contemporary nod to Hitchcock's Rear Window, drenched in 90s-style erotic thriller elements .
📊 Critical Reception
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Rotten Tomatoes: Holds a lukewarm 44% critic score and 46% audience score hindustantimes.com+14rottentomatoes.com+14rottentomatoes.com+14.
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Metacritic: Scores 54/100, indicating mixed or average reviews metacritic.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1.
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IMDb Rating: Around 6.1/10 from audiences imdb.com+1metacritic.com+1.
👍 What Works
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Sexy, provocative energy: Critics note it’s “not a passive experience” and delivers the heat expected from an erotic thriller rottentomatoes.com+5rogerebert.com+5rottentomatoes.com+5.
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Hitchcockian suspense: Many praise its modern take on voyeurism, blending sexual tension with mystery twists vogue.com+10theguardian.com+10metacritic.com+10.
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Strong chemistry: Sydney and Justice's on-screen rapport makes their relationship feel authentic in.pinterest.com+12theguardian.com+12rottentomatoes.com+12.
👎 What Falls Short
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Plot absurdity & pacing: Many felt the storyline becomes over-the-top, messy, and loses credibility in the climax theupcoming.co.uk.
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Shallow character development: Critics say characters seem motivated more by plot needs than realistic psychology theupcoming.co.uk.
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Uneven tone: Scenes swing between sultry seduction and implausible twists, sometimes undermining both en.wikipedia.org.
🗣️ Audience & Critic Voices
From The Guardian:
“A well‑made gutter we haven’t had the chance to visit for far too long.” — a blend of smoldering passion with humor and surprising flair theguardian.com+1metacritic.com+1.
A critical take:
“Terribly uninspired and silly… ridiculousness grows the further the film advances.” en.wikipedia.org+8rottentomatoes.com+8insessionfilm.com+8.
Reddit sums it up bluntly:
“This movie was just ridiculous and none of the characters’ decisions… seemed right. And the sex was boring.” reddit.com
🧭 Final Verdict
The Voyeurs is a fun, steamy watch if you’re in the mood for voyeurism and titillating suspense—but it demands a generous suspension of disbelief. It leans heavily into style and twists over deep character development or logical coherence.
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Watch if you enjoy modern erotic thrillers with a bold flair and surprising turns.
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Skip it if you prefer tightly written plots, believable character arcs, or carefully paced stories.
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