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3.0étoiles sur 5
a real mishmash (2.5/5), Fév 26 2008
a friend of mine had told me this movie was horrible.but,i decided to
give it a try any way.it starts off pretty awful,then slowly gets
watchable.but then it turns not so good again.not as awful as it was at
the beginning,but not really very good either.the problem i found with
the movie is that a lot of the time,it's muddled and close to
incoherent.and when i could follow it,it wasn't really anything
spectacular.plus there are a lot of things that don't make sense.the
concept of light versus darkness is not really original,but this movie
tweaks the concept slightly,putting its own little spin on
it.unfortunately,it's not enough to elevate the movie.if you're an
action buff,you might find this movie boring,as the action is fairly
sparse.for me,the movie never quite got exciting enough to be anything
more than average.and the ending is even less exciting than the rest of
the movie.i don't quite agree with me friend that this movie was
awful,it just wasn't really good either.i'd have to give Night Watch a
2.5/5
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3.0étoiles sur 5
This film was great during the first ten minutes and so.....,, Juil 5 2007
And after that it went all over the place. A number of reviewers stand correct on this film regarding its ups and downs base on the production. There are a number of movies you can describe this to. To me personally it was a blend of `The Matrix,' a dash of `Constantine,' with a hint of `Under World,' place it the oven you get `Night Watch' done in one hour and fifty four minutes.
It's hard to believe that this film was only done with $4 million, that's like pocket change compare to other production cost out there. To explain "Night Watch' in its entirety would be pointless, only raising more question than answers. Then afterwards you would be looking at this review like I'm crazy.
Unfortunately, the director is clearly a veteran of music videos, and he makes the action sequences hyper kinetic and often incoherent. When he does manage to create an alluring visual, he quick-cuts, and you wish he would've had the patience to hold some of the shots longer. This hectic visual style is evident in the plotting as well, which clearly is setting up for sequels with the introduction of many characters, though some of the subplots (especially involving the cursed virgin woman and her evil vortex) seemed unnecessary. Likewise, the rushed finale seemed oddly anti-climatic and didn't pack the wallop I feel the filmmakers intended.
I'd never shook my head so much with a questionable look on my face on a film for quite some time. I also felt that they could have done a way better job towards the ending. Bekamambetov hasn't confused me too much for me to abandon his epic, but I'll probably have a better understanding when the rest comes out, if I do choose to watch it. If you're curious about this film and into Horror/Action/ Fantasy, then by all means give it a try.
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4.0étoiles sur 5
A visually compelling, visionary tour de force of Russian cinema, Nov. 14 2006
It's about time the Russians gave us something besides ICBMs targeted on our cities and nuclear power plants in Iran. It's actually a little difficult to review Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor); it's a film you hate to criticize, even though the plot can get pretty confusing at times. The special effects are darned impressive, certainly up to (if not better than) the standards of your typical Hollywood blockbuster, but I don't think the stylish atmosphere of the film rises to the point of richness. Night Watch actually reminded me a bit of Constantine in that regard -- but I must say that Night Watch is easily the better film of the two.
What you've got here is basically an eternal struggle between good and evil, with both sides really residing in a gray area in between. Supposedly, there was this huge confrontation between the forces long ago -- but, seeing that both equally matched sides would surely annihilate one another, both sides agreed to a truce that has held for many, many years. Light rules the day, Night rules the night, and both sides watch one another to make sure no one goes around messing with that whole balance thing. Who are these guys, anyway? They call themselves the Others, and everyone among them has some kind of special power that is decidedly more than human (most humans can't transform themselves into cheetahs, for example). As with all such mystical beings, there's a prophecy. This one says that some Other will emerge and win the day for one side -- it could be Light, or it could be Dark. Sounds a little like Star Wars, doesn't it?
Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky) discovers that he is an Other after seeking the assistance of some ooby jooby lady to get his wife back. That whole thing doesn't go too well, which isn't all bad because a wife would sort of get in the way of Anton's new job -- tracking down vampires who are illegally "calling" victims to them. Even though he chose the Light side, he still has to scarf down a bunch of blood in order to exercise his special gift. Things start to heat up after he kinda sorta kills one of the agents of Darkness, but everything comes down to a contest between both sides to lay claim to a boy who may bring balance to the Force (oops, I mean tip the balance for one side over the other). There's a twist toward the end, which probably won't come as a huge surprise to some viewers, but the conclusion succeeds very well in setting the stage for the next installment in what will be a trilogy of films.
While I can't get as breathlessly excited over the film as a good many others have (including the population of Russia, who made this the country's highest grossing film ever -- although it only held that title for a few months), it's still an enjoyable, visually stunning, decidedly different type of film -- and a real treat for Western audiences. Don't worry about the subtitles, either, as they are superb. If the writers can firm up the storyline as they work their way into the sequels, then the sky's the limit with this enigmatic Russian trilogy.
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