Centuries
ago, the forces of light and dark met in an epic battle that both sides
soon realized could not be won without the death of all involved. On
that day, a truce was struck between the two opposing leaders. The
forces of Dark (classic-style vampires) would no longer prey on human
lives like they were tearing into a pack of Hotcakes from McDonalds,
and in return, the “Others” on the Light who make up the
conveniently titled Day Watch would keep the peace, and
monitor any transgressions. The main character Anton (Konstantin
Khabensky) is introduced visiting an elderly woman, who assures him
that she can force his recently separated wife to come back to him, but
as part of the bargain, he must take on the sin of killing her as yet
unborn child by means of a curse. That’s when the Day Watch
bust in, and during the tense moments that follow, Anton is awakened as
a brand new “Other”, and chooses to fight for the side of
the light. Several years later, we catch up with Anton
hunting down a pair of Vampires that are illegally coercing a young boy
via telepathy into becoming their next meal. While tracking the boy in
an attempt to save him, Anton stumbles across a young woman who may or
may not be about to bring an end to the world……. I wasn’t exaggerating when I said it before, this is what you die-hard Matrix
fans were looking for in the sequels, an extremely detailed story that
flows like the smoothest bit of butter. It offers teasing glimpses of
storylines yet to play out (80 % of the sequel, Day Watch,
was filmed at the same time), but never to the detriment of the main
story playing out in front of your eyes. Be warned though, this film is
a rollercoaster of visuals that you are going to have trouble digesting
in one viewing. I’ve now seen it twice, and it was only after the
second trip back that I fully appreciated how intensely detailed this
film actually is. Now, for those of you playing at home,
the film is completely in Russian, with the exception of some voice
over work at the very beginning, but for those of you who generally
don’t like to read while you’re watching a film, let me
tell you this without sounding completely weird but Night Watch has the coolest subtitles I’ve ever seen. Night Watch
really surprised me. I had heard good things about it prior to seeing
it, but I’d thought to myself, “A Russian film about
Vampires?”. The thing that surprised me is the intense focus of
the players and storylines in the film. If it isn’t careful, this
is a franchise that very easily could turn into an epic of Lord Of The Rings proportions! Want a simpler Western line for the film? Night Watch is like The Matrix, Blade & Underworld on heavy duty crack with the volume turned to eleven – seriously intense. DVD
Extras (Extras Unpreviewed).Conclusion:
Movie 80% Extras: N/A 
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