Being in journalism is a tough job. When you decide to go to the extreme, it can go either way for you. In "Death Watch", Roddy (Harvey Keitel) takes journalism to a whole new level. He joins this TV network who implants a camera in his brain. The company watches everything through the journalist's eyes. The person of interest is a woman named Katherine(Romy Schneider, 1938-82) who has a terminal illness. She avoids the network every way possible. For Roddy's case, he has a issue he has to heed. He has to be around light. But if he sleeps, or be in darkness for certain times, he would go blind. During the time he was trying to find his flashlight, the damage was done. And Katherine went to her first husband to later discover that she wasn't even that sick. So even blind, Roddy was able to reconnect with his wife. So where's the dignity in this movie? Can't the dying ever have their peace? It's having the news of your life, without the news crew present. It's not all trust in the future, it's all about the money. This is an interesting movie about the future. Simple, but subtle. The more you watch it, the more you know. Simple as that. Rating 4 out of 5 stars.
Review of Death Watch
