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59 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Starring: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov
  • Summary: The second installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko, Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor) revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. (Fox Searchlight)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    88
    It's a high-energy blast.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    Day Watch does dazzle and even at times amuse. But its imagination is limited. The backstory is shallow and pat. Its characters are mostly one-note. And everything goes on much too long at 133 minutes.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    38
    Like Russia's answer to "The Matrix" and "Lord of the Ring"s trilogies, Day Watch offers the second chapter in an epic battle between the forces of Light and Dark, the result of which is a gaping gray area where nothing much makes sense.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    I liked it. not as good as the book, but ok. its a combination of the last 2 books of Nightwatch.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ALF
    10
    Excellent entertaining film and if the critic from Miami has seen it, then I would be amazed as this film is nothing like the Matrix. The effects were a compliment to the film rather than the film, the humour in it was great fun especially where the main character is placed in a womans body. The underlying message from both **** and Daywatch is about choices and how people can make poor choices which is why the ending is quite poignant. I think the negativity is more due to being a foreign language film and not American, both to my mind being pluses these days.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. YuryI.
    10
    I would say that it is an excellent movie. Very dark, very Russian, and in that extremely unique.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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