Nightwatch (1998)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 19
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 4
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 9,065
Movie Info
Like The Vanishing (1988 and 1993), Nightwatch is an English-language version of a foreign-made film with the original director hired to remake his own movie. Ole Bornedal was the writer-director of the suspenseful 1994 thriller, Nattevagten, which had no U.S. release immediately on the heels of its success in Denmark. For the second time around, Bornedal directed, but Steven Soderbergh wrote a new script based on Bornedal's original film. Both were produced by Michael Obel. Nattevagten was
Apr 17, 1998 Limited
Nov 14, 2000
Miramax
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Cast
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Ewan McGregor
Martin Bells -
Nick Nolte
Inspector Thomas Cray -
Josh Brolin
James Gallman -
Patricia Arquette
Katherine -
Alix Koromzay
Joyce -
Lauren Graham
Marie -
John C. Reilly
Inspector Bill Davis -
Brad Dourif
Duty Doctor -
Lonny Chapman
Johnson
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All Critics (44) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (19) | DVD (2)
creepy and effective
Saddled with a nominally respectable cast and given a theatrical release, its cliched story and gratuitous nastiness leave a bad taste.
Atmospheric thriller, but ultimately far-fetched and unsatisfying
A repellent parade of gore.
the director makes excellent use of the Cinemascope frame and some disturbing sound effects (such as the amplified flapping of moths' wings) to show how our hero is overwhelmed by his cold, spacious workplace.
The so-called mystery is so incredibly predictable.
Audience Reviews for Nightwatch
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Plot -
"Martin Bells is a last year law student who takes a job as the night watchman in a medical examiner's building. Although most of the time he can catch up with his studying, every hour he has to make the rounds through the complex, including entering the morgue. There, recent murder victims are occasionally brought in by Inspector Cray, a gruff detective who's investigating a serial murder spree along with his partner, Bill Davis.
Martin's girlfriend, Katherine, isn't crazy about his new job, while his pal and fellow law student, James Coleman, doesn't think that the job or either of their lives is that exciting anymore. Believing that they should live life on the edge, James gets Martin to agree to a "game" of challenges where either of the two will test the other's nerves and bravado. One of them involves soliciting a prostitute, Joyce, for various sexual and nonsexual activities. Soon, however, some strange events begin occurring in the morgue and Martin wonders if his friend is behind them, especially when the events make Martin look like the prime suspect for the serial murder spree. As things get progressively worse, Martin doesn't know whom to trust or whether the recent occurrences are just part of a game or are indeed real and potentially quite dangerous."
The acting in this is good, but it's quite awkward. The dialogue is also a little strange, but all of this does not point to a bad movie. As a matter of fact it's what makes the movie so unique and stand out in a very good way. The scenes in the beginning when Martin is working at the medical building alone at night are extremely chilling and very eerie. This is the kind of "guess who done it" thriller that will have you guessing till the very end.
Some bloody moments as well, and the killer plays a good ass psychopath. Great movie, I highly recommend it!
Super Reviewer
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- Martin Bells: All I have to do is sit on my ass and read a book!
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Foreign Titles
- Nachtwache (DE)

