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Night Watch: Nochnoi Dozor
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58 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

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  • Starring: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov
  • Summary: Night Watch is the first installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling Russian sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko (which also includes Day Watch and Dusk Watch). This visionary horror fantasy film features a dazzling mix of mind-blowing effects, adrenaline-fuelled action and suspenseful terror. (Fox Searchlight)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    A contemporary Russian movie that you could honestly call revolutionary, more for its style than its politics.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    60
    In the final act, the movie dons a more human face and commits to an absorbing tale of crime and punishment, albeit pushing the fatigued message that you can't always tell light from dark these days.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    Frankly, after watching writer-director Timur Bekmambetov's grim fantasy - the first leg of a trilogy adapted from the sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko - I'm still a little confused.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. AndyH
    10
    This is an excellent film if you have the brains to understand what's going on. A perfect blend between hi-tech, trickery (the subtitles are excellent) and character development (how anyone could say the character of Anton is shallow is insane). Definitely watch this excellent film. And then go see 'Day Watch'.… Expand
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  2. ERG1008
    5
    Russian film where the the Forces of Light battle the Forces of Dark in a nutshell. Vampires, decent effects & general all round mayhem. Borrowing from Star Wars, LOTR & the Matrix to name a few, it is very slick & well directed. I can see why it is considered a "cult" classic but really not my thing at all.… Expand
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  3. GaborA.
    3
    Yeah its weird, but not in a David Lynch type of way. More like in a Vanilla Sky type of way. Its not that all the random unexplained occurrences of this movie don't have a point. They do, it is an allegory after all. The problem is that all the random events don't tie together into anything even resembling a story. And for just stringing together a bunch of special FX scenes without being bound by them having to make any sense as a whole none of them really are that impressive. Some of them flat out cheesy.… Expand
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