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Day Watch (2007)

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Reviews Counted:93

Fresh:58

Rotten:35

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Day Watch is frequently cheesy but it offers enough twists, surprises, and inventive action sequences to maintain viewer interest.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence.

Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $428,837

Synopsis: This sequel to the Russian film NIGHT WATCH centers on an epic battle between forces of good and evil. An uneasy truce has kept the armies at bay for centuries, but that peace is about to end, and... This sequel to the Russian film NIGHT WATCH centers on an epic battle between forces of good and evil. An uneasy truce has kept the armies at bay for centuries, but that peace is about to end, and it will pit vampires, psychics, and witches against one another. Both factions, the Day Watch and the Night Watch, have beings of extraordinary power called "Great Others," and if these two people meet, a supernatural war will begin. Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky) finds himself torn between his son, the dark side's Great Other, and the woman he loves, the champion for the Light Others. DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) explodes in the mind-bending space between THE MATRIX and UNDERWORLD. The Russian film boasts the same visual verve as THE MATRIX, and it's just as revolutionary. Director Timur Bekmambetov is operating on a completely different level of creativity than most of his peers, fashioning a unique world and jaw-dropping set pieces. The fate of the universe hangs in the balance, but DAY WATCH doesn't take itself too seriously. From humor in the subtitles themselves to jokes at the expense of the Russian bureaucracy, there's a lot of fun to be had at the dawn of the apocalypse. Though NIGHT WATCH was an enjoyable experience, Bekmambetov ups the ante with this sequel, improving on the original in every way. DAY WATCH may clock in at an epic 140 minutes, but it's a tight film filled with action and style. [More]

Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, Valery Zolotukhin, Maria Poroshina

Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, Valery Zolotukhin, Maria Poroshina, Galina Tunina, Victor Verzhbitsky

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Screenwriter: Timur Bekmambetov, Alexander Talal, Sergei Lukianenko
Producer: Konstantin Ernst, Anatoli Maksimov
Composer: Yuri Poteyenko
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Narrative incoherence continues to reign supreme.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/20/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Visually, it mixes a gritty reality with eye-popping horror-fantasy, but the story short-circuits the film by adding a level of incomprehensibility, particularly in its second half.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
10/09/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

Let’s hope the humor is intentional; it’s frankly hard to tell.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Watch's supernatural police and Bekmambetov's rich visual palette give the film enough strength at least to throw a couple elbows to set itself apart from other nameless films with plenty of effects, but little vision.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/07/08
Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan
Filmcritic.com

... a mindless muddle - loud, slowly paced, and overdone; in other words, it is exactly like a bad Hollywood blockbuster, except for the subtitles.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Although more flashily assembled, pic's relentless onslaught charms less over a running time almost 25 minutes longer.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/17/08
Leslie Felperin
Leslie Felperin
Variety
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Day watch is nonsense. But it's glorious nonsense.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
03/12/08
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

While it's not as good as the first film, Day Watch is a nice alternative to the American horror flicks that have been polluting the cinemas this year.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
03/12/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

There's a lot more to make your eyes goggle, too, as the Watches chase each other up, down and under the streets of Moskva.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
10/19/07
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

mporei to epiko toy pragmatos na einai telika perissotero sto kefali ton synteleston opos kai i idea oti kanoyn kati megalytero apo holigoyntiano mplokmpaster, alla pantoy diakrineis ayti tin periergi slabiki ithiki kai se arketes periptoseis tin ieri tre

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/14/07
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

As ornate as a high class Russian samovar, Day Watch continues the battle between Light and Dark in Timur Bekmambetov's unmistakable high octane fashion.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/13/07
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Impressively directed with superb special effects, this is an action-packed fantasy flick that's actually more fun than the first film.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/06/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Day Watch combines the action sequences of a John Woo blockbuster with wonderfully self-conscious humour and hardcore human interest.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
10/05/07
Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
thelondonpaper

Even during its action sequences it is slow, confusing and apparently interminable.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
10/05/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Big, stupid and nonsensical

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/05/07
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]

A slog through endless death metal-powered action sequences.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
10/05/07
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

A must-see for fans of the original, but a shorter running time and less energetic CGI excess might have done this flawed horror fantasy a serious favour.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/05/07
Saxon Bullock
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film

A disappointing follow-up to Timur Bekmambetov’s ground-cracking debut that still holds just enough explosiveness to blow a few fuses in your brain. Watch for the set-pieces (killer balls, car chases, power lines used as whips) and ignore the rest.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
10/05/07
Jayne Nelson
Jayne Nelson
Total Film

The film undeniably has buckets of style, aided and abetted by some extremely funky animated subtitles.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/05/07
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC

Part zombie, part vampire and all a pain in the neck.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
10/05/07
Adrian D'Enrico
Adrian D'Enrico
Little White Lies
 
 
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