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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: 15 [See Full Rating] for violence.

Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:05-10-2007

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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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
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

all at once a complex morality tale, a dark mirror of post-Soviet Russia, and a masterpiece of dynamic surrealism, displaying some of the most imaginative visual effects yet seen in a feature-length movie.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
10/04/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

Day Watch deploys head-spinning cinematography and cool special effects. It's a trippy affair, even if it's just about impossible to track.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
08/04/07
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

The ultimate downfall of the series is that it steadfastly refuses to define its own rules.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

[Director] Bekmambetov succeeds in crafting a movie so fast-paced and stylish that it doesn’t matter why there’s a battle sequence or car chase, you just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
07/11/07
Matt Peterson
Matt Peterson
New York Press

Where Night Watch felt visceral and immediate, Day Watch feels cerebral and dismissive. Retains the first film's gorgeous and arresting visual style and ejects all the good story stuff.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
07/05/07
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Wearying and hard to follow at times, sure, but fun.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
06/24/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Somewhere around the 45-minute mark the film transforms from cool-and-atmospheric thriller to indecipherable mess.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
06/22/07
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

[Director] Bekmambetov is a reckless and juvenile storyteller with a regrettable knack for empty spectacle.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/22/07
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

stylish but outrageously foolish

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
06/22/07
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

Just another high concept/low content entry into the blockbuster market.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
06/21/07
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Chockablock with neat ideas - so many, in fact, that they ultimately end up crowding each other out ... goofy, monumental fun, until it sort of isn't.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
06/20/07
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Mixing history, sword & sorcery and science-fiction, Day Watch is overstuffed with gimmicks, making it a noisy but nifty-looking mess. Although wall-to-wall action, only a few sequences -- such as the climactic hotel showdown between the forces of Light a

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
06/20/07
Stax
Stax
IGN Movies

A perfect example of a filmmaking rule that seems to be true no matter what the country of origin - sequels are always bigger, louder, and crazier than the first one.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
06/16/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

A mish-mash of the worst traits of Boll, Luc Besson and all the fears promised of the Cold War.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/16/07
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Even though I never quite understood the film, I at least had the sense that there's something to it, and it's worth my effort to eventually figure it out.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
06/15/07
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

It delivers more cutting-edge eye candy but defies any attempt at understanding.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
06/15/07
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Miami Herald

A noisy, incoherent, droning spectacle.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
06/15/07
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
 
 
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