Day Watch2007
Day Watch (2007)
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Critic Consensus: Day Watch is frequently cheesy but it offers enough twists, surprises, and inventive action sequences to maintain viewer interest.
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Cast
as Anton Gorodensky
as Svetlana
as Yegor
as Olga
as Geser
as Zavulon
as Alisa
as Kostya
as Kostya's Father
as Kostya
as Darya, the Old Witch
as Simeon
as Zoar
as Semyon
as Bear
as Bear
as Galina Rogova
as Ignat
as Galina Rogova
as Tolik
as The Inquisitor
as Tiger Cub
as The Parrot
as Zavulon's Secretary
as Zavulon's Secretary
as Egor's Mother
as The Vampiress
as Himself
as Himself
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Egor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Participant at Egor's Birthday Party
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Gypsies Song Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Viva Dance Ballet Group
as Veselye Devchata
as Veselye Devchata
as Makosh
as Makosh
as Makosh
as Makosh
as Makosh
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Critic Reviews for Day Watch
All Critics (97) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (36) | DVD (5)
Narrative incoherence continues to reign supreme.
Although more flashily assembled, pic's relentless onslaught charms less over a running time almost 25 minutes longer.
Day Watch deploys head-spinning cinematography and cool special effects. It's a trippy affair, even if it's just about impossible to track.
Madly over-plotted, with overlapping time frames and puzzling sub-plots, it makes no concessions to neophytes.
[Director] Bekmambetov is a reckless and juvenile storyteller with a regrettable knack for empty spectacle.
It delivers more cutting-edge eye candy but defies any attempt at understanding.
Audience Reviews for Day Watch
Fans of the original will surely love this follow up, but it is never anything great. Day Watch is good, but leaves a lot be desired. I thought that the film was well constructed with a prominent sense of style, which is a trademark of Bekmambetov's films. Day Watch in many ways is a better film than Night Watch because it expands on the story established in the first entry. Night Watch was a film that was all over the place with its plot and relied on its visual style to create its entertainment value. Although similar, this film tones down on heavy special effects and focusing more on storytelling. But that's not saying that effects are not prominent in the film. There are plenty of scenes that have effects and are quite exciting, but the plot is better thought out here and the film is a more focused, more detailed movie. The performances are good and there are aspects of the film should appeal genre fans. However as a whole, the sequel doesn't break any new ground in terms of vampire lore. I enjoyed the film, but I felt it could have been better and it was on par with the original. Visually striking, with toned down effects and a good story, Day Watch is a worthwhile follow up to Night Watch. Fans of the first film will most likely enjoy this entry and it boasts some effective action and tense, horrifying scenes that will certainly delight genre fans. Either way you slice it, these films are only mildly entertaining, and won't be seen as classics of the genre. With that said, this is worth seeing for mindless entertainment value, but if you're looking for a standout feature, you'll sadly be disappointed.
Super Reviewer
A slight improvement on its predecessor mainly because this one knows how over the top and ridiculous this premise is and just runs with it at a breakneck pace without looking back. This one has more action, thrills, and humor than the first. It's also not as dreary. The story still makes little sense as it is happening, and the movie still has problems with figuring out what parts of the plot are important and which ones aren't, but this one is more entertaining than the first, mainly because the visuals are better and the eye candy quotient was raised. This series is off the wall craziness mixed with a little horror and humor. If that sounds like your thing, then give them a try.
Super Reviewer
At some point, I felt really stupid watching this. I mean it made no sense. But this movie isn't that terrible. Though I don't recommend it to watch.
Super Reviewer
Day Watch Quotes
| Zoar: | You cannot change the fate of another. |