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Nightwatch (1998)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:6

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: While choking down his new job as the night watchman in a creepy, eerily lit morgue, a squeamish law student finds himself targeted as a suspect in the serial killings of prostitutes. Long on... While choking down his new job as the night watchman in a creepy, eerily lit morgue, a squeamish law student finds himself targeted as a suspect in the serial killings of prostitutes. Long on style, with solid technical execution of the requisite alone-with-corpses scenes. Danish director Bornedal's American-audience remake of his own 1994 "Nattevagten." [More]

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin, Patricia Arquette

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin, Patricia Arquette, Alix Koromzay, Lauren Graham, John C. Reilly, Brad Dourif, Lonny Chapman

Director: Ole Bornedal

Director: Ole Bornedal
Producer: Michael Obel
Composer: Joachim Holbek

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creepy and effective

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04/18/05
Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall
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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
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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.

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01/01/00
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Atmospheric thriller, but ultimately far-fetched and unsatisfying

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Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
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Scott Weinberg
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05/28/04
Dragan Antulov
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01/11/05
Jake Euker
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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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A repellent parade of gore.

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06/21/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Saddled with a nominally respectable cast and given a theatrical release, its cliched story and gratuitous nastiness leave a bad taste.

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09/09/02
Maitland McDonagh
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