Every Ridley Scott Movie Ranked Worst To Best

21. Someone To Watch Over Me (1987)

Someone To Watch Over Me is very much the tale of most Ridley Scott's movies: it's stylish and the story is generally well put together, but it's far from his most ambitious project, and it feels a little safe and a little by the numbers next to his more spectacular film-making.

The plot is fairly straight forward - a cop falls for the witness he's supposed to be protecting from a murderer despite their different backgrounds - but it lacks the scope for Scott to really show off. Some of his visual tics are in there, and his fascination with all things neo-noir, but it's all too underwhelming and too minor to really leave a lasting impression.

There isn't a great deal that would suggest it as a purely "bad" film, but it's so paper-thin that watching it now, you'd be forgiven for wondering why Scott made this after Alien, Blade Runner and Legend.