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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ALFApr 3, 2011

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 especiallyExcellent 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

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OctomortApr 19, 2015

I never give anything a 10 but this came close.
Firstly it is not American, which means it has a different cultural perspective towards the genre. Secondly I suggest there is a "group think bias" amongst, especially US, critics to favourI never give anything a 10 but this came close.
Firstly it is not American, which means it has a different cultural perspective towards the genre. Secondly I suggest there is a "group think bias" amongst, especially US, critics to favour anything Hollywood over anything not! After all Hollywooders are the people who give out the free party invites. The same is true of we in the west in general, cultural bias and lack of diversity in mainstream cinema, after all we have not really had anything in the way of blockbuster movies other than hollywood for 70 years.

Overall the pace of the film was balanced between quieter, somewhat contemplative, character dialogues exploring the implications of decision, broken by high impact action scenes.

The dialogue was not fantastic but not awful. Remember subtleties can be lost in translation. I have heard far worse dialogue on hollywood films, Matrix 1, 2 and 3 and Avatar, for example. I think they all made some money?

As for the plot it is based on a three part novel (not the second book in the series which was actually called daywatch) so lacks the depth of the books due to the confines of the length of the film. This is true of most books of the film. So it can come across as having a shallow backstory. You can fix this to some extent by watching **** first.

I liked it, I recommend it for anyone who enjoys fantasy/vampire/supernatural genres.… Expand

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KimJ.Jun 20, 2007

I thought it was cool. the book did a better job, but this is still a neat move.

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YuryI.Mar 10, 2008

I would say that it is an excellent movie. Very dark, very Russian, and in that extremely unique.

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[Anonymous]Jun 22, 2007

I liked it. not as good as the book, but ok. its a combination of the last 2 books of Nightwatch.

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PaulK.Jun 15, 2007

This has a very tongue in cheek quality to it...the visuals are great and story is simple but enough to keep things moving. The writers need to figure out how to make the us care about the characters and the ending was a perfectly wrapped This has a very tongue in cheek quality to it...the visuals are great and story is simple but enough to keep things moving. The writers need to figure out how to make the us care about the characters and the ending was a perfectly wrapped present? Dusk Watch is coming, so there should have been an arc in the storyline w/ a great cliffhanger, not that messy can of worms. See it on video.… Expand

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KelvinSelimorOct 2, 2022

Day Watch. The war between Light and Darkness will begin now. A little wild and strange, but still very cool for Russian cinema. Rhinestone can see many special effects compared to the Night Watch. All the main characters (KonstantinDay Watch. The war between Light and Darkness will begin now. A little wild and strange, but still very cool for Russian cinema. Rhinestone can see many special effects compared to the Night Watch. All the main characters (Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Galina Tyunina and others) have not lost their charm and also perfectly perform their roles. The final scenes are very cool, especially for 2006. Unfortunately, as far as we know, there are no more film adaptations of Dozors from Sergei Lukyanenko at the moment, which is a pity. I would like to see something similar, only with the technical capabilities of the current time.… Expand

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