Day Watch

Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: June 1, 2007

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 44 Ratings

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JamesB.Jun 1, 2007

Its an ok movie... but would've been better in making a trilogy of movies. Day Watch is the second and third books rolled into one movie, and it misses quite a lot.

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DavidBNov 5, 2007

Sadly, where Night Watch contained a fresh story and interesting characters, Day Watch abandons the story all together and leaves a movie almost void of purpose. There is the flash and visual effect that you hope for, especially with the bus Sadly, where Night Watch contained a fresh story and interesting characters, Day Watch abandons the story all together and leaves a movie almost void of purpose. There is the flash and visual effect that you hope for, especially with the bus scene or the car angrily driven right across a building so the heroin (of sorts) can make an entrance. Yet, the characters who you want to know more of, and to understand better, are left hallow and unexplored. Tell me, why don… Expand

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MaxL.Jun 12, 2007

Not nearly as eye-opening as Night Watch. Better effects but not better story and quite a bit longer than the first. Still, worth watching it to wrap up the whole story.

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HalfwelshmanSep 9, 2012

Day Watch seems far more comfortable with itself and confident in what it is trying to achieve than Night Watch was. A high-octane supernatural thriller in every sense, the film is action-packed, engaging and more than a little bit weird.Day Watch seems far more comfortable with itself and confident in what it is trying to achieve than Night Watch was. A high-octane supernatural thriller in every sense, the film is action-packed, engaging and more than a little bit weird. Once again Konstantin Khabensky is great as Anton, an unusual yet layered and compelling protagonist, and the personal emotional journey he undergoes over the course of the film's narrative is affecting. Viktor Verzhbitsky is also fantastic as Zavulon, an understated, chilling villain. Other characters and performances in Day Watch make far less of an impact, though thankfully they don't make extended appearances as the story generally remains focused on Anton, his estranged son Yegor (played by the talented young Dmitriy Martynov) and Zavulon, who seeks to corrupt the boy and use his newly discovered destructive powers for evil. Like the first film, Day Watch still becomes incredibly confusing in the film's final act, but you'll have a pretty good (if a little narratively dense and drawn out) time regardless. Director Timur Bekmambetov has really stepped things up in terms of his artistic vision, and the film's visual splendour puts even some recent high-concept American features to shame. Russia might be a country to watch in terms of blockbuster filmmaking over the next few years, even if they can't quite compete with Hollywood yet.… Expand

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