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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 142 minutes Rating: R

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The dizzying supernatural Russian epic started in Night Watch continues with Day Watch, in which once again the battle between the forces of Light (the Night Watch) and Dark (the Day Watch) threatens to crack open the world as we know it. The plot centers around Anton (Russian superstar Konstantin Khabensky), an Other (one of many beings with varied supernatural powers) whose son, Yegor, has joined the Day Watch, who are grooming him to be their superpowerful savior. Anton's protoge, Svetlana, also has high-capacity power, and if Yegor and Svetlana come into conflict, the resulting devastation could shatter everything. The key to success seems to lie with the Chalk of Fate, a simple piece of chalk that can rewrite reality. Day Watch is full of plotholes and underdeveloped story points (at one point, to keep him safe, Anton's consciousness is switched into the body of his Night Watch colleague Olga--but mere moments later the Day Watch knows what's happened, before any suspense could be mined from it; as a result, this promising plot twist seems only to exist to allow for some girl-on-girl action), but it's forgivable. As with the first film, Day Watch bubbles over with its wildly imaginative world, its ravishing style, and its fantastic visual effects. If a Hollywood blockbuster had half as much creativity, it would be praised to the skies and be the hit of the year. Don't let the subtitles put you off (particularly since even the subtitles reflect the movie's wit and imagination)--Day Watch is a cinematic feast that any movie fan should devour. --Bret Fetzer

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2 out of 5 stars

Not as good as Night Watch... August 24, 2007
32 out of 48 found this review helpful

Let me just start by saying that when I first saw Night Watch, I was really impressed; so impressed that I immediately went out and bought the book Night Watch, Day Watch, and Twilight Watch. I'm definitely a fan and absolutely love the books.

I just finished seeing this in the theatre and walked away very disappointed. The action sequences seem fewer in this film as compared to Night Watch and the special effects have been cut back for some bizzare reason. Aside from the end of the movie, I can't realy say that I was impressed with any of the action or special effects sequences. Now before anyone says anything, keep in mind this is a world inhabited by witches, vampires, Others entering the Twilight,werewolves, shapeshifters, magacians, etc. There were no vampire sequences, there were no interesting "magic" sequences. I believe that there was a 3 second sequence where a parrot turned into a human but that was it. No werewolves, no vampires (at least not doing anything besides talking!), no spells, nothing. This is a world built on magic and things "not of this world" yet we see hardly any of it!

Aside from those complaints, I was disappointed that the movie followed very little of what was actually in the book. Even though the movie is called Day Watch, the ideas that are touched upon are based off of the first book, Night Watch. Don't get me wrong: I know that most movies take liberties with the script and change things up from the original but Day Watch really takes it to the extreme. I'm surprised the author let the director take such liberties with his work (although I noticed in the credits that the author, Sergei Lukyanenko, also had a hand in writing the screenplay). In my opinion, I can't see anyone saying, "Hey, this movie is so good and compelling I think I'll go out and buy the book." I felt that the first movie, Night Watch, was fascinating enough to warrant reading Mr. Lukyanenko's work. What happened this time around? I should also point out that the story is extremely confusing. If you haven't read the books I'm afraid that you'll be left thinking, "Now who is that and what exactly are they trying to do...and why exactly are they doing that?"

Maybe it's just me but I definitely felt that there was a weird sort of campiness injected into the movie. It felt reminiscent of what many American action directors do: someone does something and then the character makes some sort of witty, comedic remark. It seemed like there was a 20 minute span were the diretor felt that the film needed to be injected with some artificial and goofy humor (let me just point out the bath/waterfall love scene between Anton and Svetlana...am I the only one that thought that was ridiculous?). I was left feeling the humor was poorly done and really detracted from the movie.

If you're expecting the movie to bear any resemblence to the book series, then you'll be in for a big disappointment. As for anyone out there who is saying, "Well, you just wanted the movie to be idential to the books," that's just not true. The movie Night Watch took quite a few liberties with the actual book but I still felt that it was very entertaining and it left me wanting to see the next installment. I was hoping for an entertaining, action-packed movie with an engrossing storyline, much in the same vain as the first movie, Night Watch, but instead I left the theatre feeling very disappointed. I waited for over two months for this film to be released in my town and am really surprised that director/screenwriter, Timur Bekmambatov could make the world of Night Watch so unentertaining this time around.

5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable sci-fi flick-great action and tension November 1, 2007
18 out of 20 found this review helpful

This was a highly enjoyable movie. Now, mind you, it has little to do with the book series outside of the same characters - it was (very, extremely) loosely adapted from the latter part of the "Night Watch" novel, so don't expect it to at all relate to "Day Watch" the book. Like the first movie, there was a lot of great action and watching Anton get his butt kicked all over the place - which hey, that's why we love him, right? Not to mention the whole scene at Yegor's party. But you'll have to watch it to see that - it's just a good thing the old witch wasn't holding a grudge after her 12 years in the zoo as a toad (definitely HAVE to WATCH IT *grin*).

We watched it in Russian with the subtitles. They weren't as much a part of the movie as the original - but they still occasionally were created so be a part of the scenery.

(EDIT): After watching the added features, I am even more impressed with this movie. The birthday party scene was filmed in a most unique manner. The director simply rounded up a bunch of people (if I recall correctly, it was a business conference) and gave them free food and drink. After a couple of hours, when everyone was nice and buzzed, they started filtering in the actors and filming. This sort of off-the-cuff manner of filming was an enormous risk but it paid off brilliantly - most of the people in that scene, in the background, are really just people at a party, doing what people at a party do. I was VERY impressed! (/EDIT)

Fans of good sci-fi/action/thrillers will enjoy this, as will people who enjoyed the first movie. If you haven't yet read the books, do watch the movies FIRST; which is pretty much good advice for any movie adapted from a book. But still a high rating from me for this movie!

5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic! August 28, 2007
14 out of 23 found this review helpful

I thought both Nightwatch and Daywatch were great movies... Nightwatch is darker, where Daywatch is much lighter (funny how that works). Daywatch has more humor and more clever effects, but maintains the story perfectly... There are plenty of twists and quirky dialog... I saw it at the theaters with subtitles, but I am interested to hear how well the DVD is dubbed. I can hardly wait to see the next instalment of the series!

4 out of 5 stars

Daywatch August 31, 2007
11 out of 16 found this review helpful

I really think the whole concept is great. This movie was not a letdown at all. I think that with a bigger budget, better actors, and a better director, this could be redone as one of the greatest trilogies ever. You just can't find great movies like this in american cinema! It could be better with more special effects but what they accomplished with what they had is simply amazing. I can't wait for Duskwatch!!

4 out of 5 stars

Day Watch is a Must Watch. November 4, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

"If Dostoyevsky had dreamed up The Matrix, it would be close to Timur Bekmambetov's Russian movie series"--Time magazine.

Based on Russian writer Sergei Lukyanenko's bestselling fantasy novel Night Watch (parts two and three), Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor), is the visually-stunning sequel to the 2004 film Night Watch. Night Watch told the story of "Others," vampires, shape-shifters, clairvoyants, and witches living in modern-day Moscow, who possess various supernatural powers. They are divided between Light and Dark forces. Despite a prophecy that "the Great Other" is destined to emerge to immerse the world into Darkness, the Others coexist with a mutual Cold-War understanding that the forces of Light will govern the night while the forces of Dark will rule the day. Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky) stars in both films as a clairvoyant vampire hunter.

Day Watch returns to the Night Watch storyline with the same cast. It opens on New Year's Eve, 2006, roughly one year after the events ofthe original. Anton is still a Night Watch agent, and he attempts to rewrite history, thereby atoning for his mistakes, with a Chalk of Fate. Meanwhile, his son Yegor, who has emerged as a Great Other, unfurls a full-blown apocalypse upon Moscow, nearly destroying the city, and resulting in a battle between the Light and Dark forces. The film's ultra cool special effects and the thrilling action sequences make the movie, but for me it was the basic story of good versus evil that had me hooked from the very beginning of the first film in the series. Day Watch is the second part of a trilogy by the Russian director Timur Bekmambetov. With these films, Bekmambetov is establishing himself as a visionary. Day Watch is a provocative, visually seductive, and thrilling fantasy film that succeeds at exactly what it sets out to do.

G. Merritt

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