ThiefHott Too much of everything

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

jeeap To those who thinks it's just another vampire story made with Hollywood trademark approach. No way. This movie goes much deeper in its plot. If it escapes from you then it's probably because your personal world is set in stone and it's not reacting anymore to the signals from Reality )) The Night Watch basically says: there's no Good or Evil in Nature. We, the people, made them up. Just like almost everything else )) It's easy to imagine the Universe where our official righteousness would be considered a crime. And vice versa. The movie itself is good. It has your attention right after you start watching it. And its director, Timur, is one of my favorites. He succeeds at mixing commercial and true art parts in his works. Which is a rare talent. He even manages to make people read titles at the end ))

bgfelagund I watched this movie several years ago and something felt way off but I couldn't describe it. Recently I started reading the books and now I know what feels off. The people who directed the movie and who were in charge of the script changed quite a bit of the story when compared to the books. A lot of the parts where I would feel something was off or way off ... were a shortened inclusion of something seen in the books (not only in the first Night Watch book but also in the Day Watch book, etc.) A lot of the nice characters I actually liked were changed to something I couldn't associate with any longer.The story tries to cover a large part of the books and the viewer gets a bit lost. Favorable characters are only slightly mentioned. Bad miscellaneous characters are incorporated in the plot and merged with some of the major characters and is probably the reason I found the script so awkward the first time I watched the movie. In my opinion if they tried to change twice as little in the story as they did the movie would have been a lot more interesting - they ruined a lot of favorite characters for me as Olga, TIgress, etc. For a movie this far off what I'd expect It vote 4/10 but since the special effects were really nice fore the time when the move was filmed and some insignificant story details were covered properly I'm willing to give the movie a 5/10. Due to the differences in the story/plot I can't really give the movie more stars though. It's just way off!

rooprect There's certainly no shortage of vampire flicks out there, so the challenge is upon filmmakers to distinguish theirs from the rest of the vampire stew. "Nightwatch" definitely distinguishes itself, if for no other reason than it is Russian. But even beyond that it does introduce some original ideas.Historically, the vampire tale has been a clearcut battle of good vs. evil: evil of course being the bloodthirsty freaks with fangs and good usually being the supple-necked victims and those who defend them. Nightwatch certainly begins that way with an opening narrative showing us, literally, the armies of good fighting armies of evil. But in a subtle way, from the opening shots the director injects scenes that make us question "what makes good good? what makes evil evil? What is the difference?" For my money, that's what this film brings to the table. Like the more recent Clint Eastwood films (beginning with "The Unforgiven" all the way through the WWII films "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Iwo Jima") we are challenged to objectively define who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. The answer isn't as clearcut as the old Westerns would make you think."Nightwatch" is mostly a high-powered action film mixed with a bit of a detective story and a few nicely placed slower moments. But I think its real power lies in the theme of good vs. evil. I haven't yet seen the sequel "Daywatch", but based on how "Nightwatch" sets the stage, I bet it will be even better.I enjoyed "Nightwatch" and will probably watch it again to pick up on more that I may have missed. My criticisms are similar to what other reviewers have said. It seems rushed at times, there are a lot of very quick cuts like you might see in music videos, and I would have loved to see it dwell on some shots a little longer. But perhaps the whole idea behind the quick cuts is to disorient & unsettle the viewer, just as the theme may disorient & unsettle you about your definitions of good and evil.A few plot elements seemed hastily tied up at the end, but maybe the dialogue translations into English didn't properly convey what the characters were saying. I definitely found myself wishing I understood Russian. Oh wellski.I would compare this film to "Underworld" but with more frenzied action scenes and more subdued chillout scenes. Parts of it, particularly the flashbacks to ancient times, reminded me of the classic "Highlander" films. The dark, claustrophobic feel reminded me of the interesting Russian ghost story "Moscow Zero". This is a film worth seeing.

Marko Vrbanec OK I finally saw this movie, and although I've been warned by friends who also read the books and loved them, I wanted to see for myself. First of all, if you haven't read the book, you're probably gonna have a hard time following the story. Sure, some things are explained, but a lot of the mythology is left out. I for one, read the books, all of them, and simply loved them. In my opinion, one of the greatest works of fiction I read (and believe me, I read a lot). So, anyway, what's wrong with this movie... well the first scene in it is actually not supposed to be there, since it's from the beginning of The Day Watch, just with some roles switched. Second, an one of the biggest flaws, it appears Egor is Anton's son. Shocked? I know I am, since it doesn't make any sense and completely sets the story on a different side of tracks than it is in the books. Then we have the characters that are somewhat weaker then in the books. Where's Gesar's power? Or Zabulon's? They're supposed to be mages without classification, and yet, Gesar has trouble healing Anton. And don't get me started on Zabulon's outfit, the guy looks like a bum. Where's the Zabulon from the books? Sophisticated, always wears a suit and clearly powerful. This guy in the movie is some crack head, Playstation playing dirty bum that hasn't seen a soap in months.Another thing, what the heck is Alisa doing, being a pop star? I know she always has her way, but come on, this is ridiculous. Totally spoils the first story in The Day Watch, when she goes to that summer camp to replenish her energy reserves.The only thing I liked in the movie were special effects and Tiger Cub. She was always my favorite character and I think she did well in the movie. Beautiful, but deadly. Although, her romance with Bear was kinda wrong. They're supposed to be just friends.Anyway, to sum it all up, if you're a fan of the series, you'll probably understand the story, which is btw. just one third of the novel (they only took the first story in the novel and focused on it), but you will probably be disappointed.