Nightwatch

Dimension Films | Release Date: April 17, 1998

2.0	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 87 Ratings

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JordanKingAug 26, 2013

Perfect!!! I am not a horror fan, but this one is excellent!!! Ewan McGregor played his role very good, and I want to see it again!!!! It was very scary, with a lot of suspense and mystery!! Watch it!!!

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JohnnyStephensAug 26, 2013

I actually love horror pictures, and this one is one of my favourites!!! It's highly underrated, and I cannot understand why most people hate it. It's a very good thriller.

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RussellE.Nov 18, 2007

Based on pure audacity and full tilt boogie forward I can easily overlook the obvious gaps in the story and enjoy this totally outrageous futuristic spin on 'what if' gone wild. Great character development, fantastic face off Based on pure audacity and full tilt boogie forward I can easily overlook the obvious gaps in the story and enjoy this totally outrageous futuristic spin on 'what if' gone wild. Great character development, fantastic face off scenario, and a who cares what Hollywood does bravado. Inspirational, imaginative, and impulsive. Day Watch, the sequel, is even more gonzo. Can't wait for the third part and last piece of the puzzle.… Expand

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DirigiblePulpDec 5, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Considering this film's rather putrid reputation I was pleasantly surprised with it. Or maybe it's because I haven't seen the original. There's a great cast assembled here - Ewan McGregor is all doe-eyed innocence, Josh Brolin unhinged, Patricia Arquette intense, Nick Nolte wizened and charming, Lauren Graham underutilized, Brad Dourif crazed and underused, and John C. Reilly but before he was famous so he doesn't do much.

This is pretty much a shock and awe red herring thriller - with necrophilia and rape and murder of prostitutes. At least Arquette is heavily involved. There's a scene that's either pure genius or tonally mishandled involving the children's song "This Old Man" - it took me so by surprise that it worked for a while, then wore out it's welcome and then became stuck in my head like Stockholm Syndrome. And then in hindsight seemed pretty silly.

Somehow, overall, this worked for me.… Expand

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Meth-dudeJan 14, 2017

The acting wasn't particularly good, the story wasn't very original and pretty cliché and the movie was quite predictable at times, but it was very entertaining, the atmosphere was very dark and Nick Nolte was absolutely brilliant.

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Joking_reviewerJul 18, 2020

I gave this a 10 because it helped me understand the problems with the Russian economy.
I had a russian telling me things about this movie and he didn't even understand the plane scene, like why was the screw so important and also the bestI gave this a 10 because it helped me understand the problems with the Russian economy.
I had a russian telling me things about this movie and he didn't even understand the plane scene, like why was the screw so important and also the best part of the film.… Expand

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