Night Watch Details

Recommended

A fun and imaginative movie along the lines of Constantine and Blade (but not as reliant on special effects), telling the story of a truce between the forces of light and dark policed on either side by the Night and Day Watches. Part of the appeal comes from the mundane and workmanlike way that both sides go about their jobs, frustating each other in petty bureaucratic ways. A good start to the trilogy.

[Highly rated reviewer]

One for dark horror fans

After a torrid time with the subtitles and commentary which would simply not switch off we did get around to watching a really good quality Russian vampire horror. For those intending to rent this movie it is quite likely you will need to watch in Russian with English subtitles for the hard of hearing as the regular subtitles did not work and the English spoken version was awful. Night Watch is Blade without the pretty, OTT almost cheesy American feel, this is a horror of Dark v Light, vampires and humans, it is not pretty, it is not full of elaborate flying kicks and powerful weapons and there are actors do not end every scene like they have just stepped out of a salon! It is dark, dirty, bloody and really quite evil. Night Watch is well acted with an entertaining story line and generally has a dark violent feel about it, pretty much what you would expect. There are a few trippy far-out scenes and parts are quite slow but the ending is entertaining and the plot slots together nicely to leave you feeling quite satisfied. One for dark horror fans. 4 Stars.