Aleksei Chadov, Dmitry Martynov, Galina Tyunina, Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina ...( see more  see more... ) , Viktor Verzbitsky , Vladimir Menshov , Yegor Dronov , Zhanna Friske

A man (Khabensky) who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

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R, 2 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov

Release Date: June 1, 2007

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007

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  • November 9, 2009
    First rule - you have to have seen Nochnoi Dozor a.k.a Night Watch. Its well worth seeing Night Watch for a number of reasons, but understanding the second film in this trilogy is probably the best of them. It makes the whole first film worthwhile. While Nochnoi Dozor was very ov...( read more)er the top and quite silly (but brilliant in its own way), Dnevnoi Dozor carries off its excesses off much more confidently and brings real meaning to the first film.

    Second rule - you've really got to let yourself go of any preconceptions. This film is as mad as they come and completely unlikely, but wonderfully enjoyable in a very eccentric way. If you start comparing it to Hollywood equivalents you'll miss the point, and if you think you're going to see some "serious" Matrixesque fantasy, you'll be sorely disappointed. This film is pure myth, with the inexplicably unreal events and very much larger than life characterisations that any myth comes with.

    The fact that it is a Russian myth and full of many Russian references is both frustrating and at the same time great for a Russian viewer like me. You know there are hidden depths that you'll never quite get, but its fascinating to watch. And these bits are fairly infrequent, so don't be put off by it. :-) Third rule - don't see it yet, because you'll really want to know what on earth (or maybe not) they are going to do in the third part!
  • November 1, 2009
    The sequel to Russian vampire movie Nightwatch, Daywatch continues the battle between the forces of light and darkness for supremacy on Earth. At least I think that's what it's about because it's so confusing it's quite difficult to tell. Not that it's complicated, it's such a mi...( read more)sh-mash of unrelated and random ideas that it just makes little sense; in fact it's quite obvious that the script writer was just making it up as he went along, throwing everything he thought sounded "cool" into the mix with absolutely no thought to narrative, structure or even plain logic. This can be sometimes be successfully papered over by impressive action sequences, and there are some nice visual moments here, but that's all they are. Moments. Probably barely enough to scrape together into a flashy trailer. We never see any "battles", the action merely concerned with fast cars and property destruction and are just thrown in at random intervals with little affect on or relevance to the story. Add to this attempts at humour that are embarrassingly unfunny and you have a tediously overlong, self-indulgent mess of a film that fails to deliver on every level.
  • September 20, 2009
    There was a point around the beginning of Day Watch where I thought it might actually be better than its predecessor, Night Watch. The impressive but over-the-top scene with the car barrel-assing along the front of that hotel, the interestingly upgraded special effects and the fo...( read more)xy, raven-coiffed Alicia all had me open-minded and ready to enjoy it. Then that droning, monotonous and boring story kicked it. I honestly feel that this movie as an hour too long and if the effects weren't so good I'd say it should be used as torture. Believe it or not, a second viewing makes Day Watch even more nonsensical and painful to watch.
  • August 30, 2009
    This film was just disappointing. The special effects were very nice - but the story was too contrived to keep my mind from wandering ... and wondering when the movie would end.
  • January 21, 2009
    "The second chapter in the epic fantasy trilogy"

    The apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Day Watch (AKA vevnoy Dozor: Mel Sudbi, 2006) constitutes the second installment in a planned supernatural trilogy by Russian fantasist director Timur Bekmambetov. As preceded by 2004's block...( read more)buster Night Watch and followed by Dusk Watch, this sophomore film picks up on the byzantine tale of a world where, centuries ago, the powers of light (representing goodness) and the powers of darkness (representing evil) called a truce. Each side set up a law enforcement team to guard and monitor the other's activities - the powers of darkness established and controlled the Day Watch, while the powers of light established and controlled the Night Watch. Day Watch opens in the 14th Century, where Tamerlan, a Mongol warrior, acquires an implement called "The Chalk of Destiny," that can be used to guide the course of history. Eons later (in the present day), the Day Watch and the Night Watch are ongoing. Two Warriors of Light, Anton Gorodensky (Konstantin Khabensky) and his protégé/partner-in-training, Svetlana (Maria Poroshina) quietly develop feelings for one another as they patrol the Night Watch together. As the story progresses, the pair must respond to a distress call from an octogenarian victim of a vampiric attack - an attack committed (as it turns out) by Anton's 12-year-old son Egor (Dima Martinov) - now a Warrior of Darkness.Anton must suddenly wrestle with two conflicting desires - the need to protect his offspring by destroying incriminating evidence, and his own desire to remain loyal to the Night Watch. Several additional subplots then unfold concurrently, including that of Egor learning to practice evil from his mentor, Zavulon (Viktor Verzhbitsky), that of Anton "body swapping" with associate Olga (Galina Tyunina), and that of the relationship between a vampiric child, Kostya (Aleksei Chadov) and his dad (Valery Zolotukhin), who works as a butcher.

    Review
    This movie has some of the most impressive visuals of any movie I have ever seen. It has a supernatural storyline that has great potential. It has some very funny moments in it, and some decent action. Unfortunately, this movie is gratuitously surreal. A good example is the Parrot. At a late point in the movie, the master of the Dark ones sends a henchmen after the hero. The henchmen is a parrot that morphs into a human. OK. Why the hell is this guy a parrot? And why did he have a plastic toy car that became real? At the birthday party near the end of the movie, why does the crowd clap and cheer after every muttered half sentence from our injured hero? There is a lot of stuff that happens in this movie where you never quite know why the things that happen are happening. This may be due to many factors. Maybe because its subtitled. Maybe because its the 2nd part of a trilogy where I never saw the first part. But I think it is because there is a lot of stuff that happens on screen that is not really relevant to the plot. Despite these flaws, this movie is absolutely worth watching, simply for the stunning visuals. I enjoyed this movie, but it really feels like a 3 hour movie compressed into 2 hours.
  • January 31, 2010
    Baroque party-time
    Moscow Extravaganza
    Can hold no punches
  • January 29, 2010
    Ok now this isn't the worst movie I have ever seen, however when compared to the fresh vision and potential that the first film "Night Watch" displayed this movie completely & utterly misses the point.


    Director Timur Bekmambetov shows his over confidence and this crap...( read more)-bag unfortunately runs away from him.


    If "Dawn Watch" is ever released, go in extremely hesitant with very low expectations.

    What a let down...bummer.



    DVD WORTHY:

    No way in hell would I want to experience this again!



    HI-DEF WORTHY:

    I don't think I need to answer that.
  • January 18, 2010
    Such a disappointing follow up to a brilliant slice of modern horror - Night Watch. Day Watch feels uncoordinated, poorly thought out and out of control. The biggest problem is that id feels like the film makers had a huge budget thrown at them this time round and they felt like ...( read more)they had to spend it all - without thinking the spending spree though.
  • January 8, 2010
    Fantastic movie, not as "mythological" as the first one, this one feels a bit more like The Matrix. I simply love the Russian grandeur in these kind of movies and how they always manage to get some unexpected elements in.

    Though slightly confusing at times it's still very...( read more) very very recommended.
  • December 16, 2009
    didn't like the ending other then that it was pretty weird, much like the first

Critic Reviews


August 4, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Day Watch deploys head-spinning cinematography and cool special effects. It's a trippy affair, even if it's just about impossible to track. full review

June 14, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Spectaculars don't come much more bombastic than this goth-Russian supernatural epic. full review

June 8, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

It's exhausting just trying to imagine what 46-year-old director Timur Bekmambetov would do with Hollywood money. Yet, as puffed up as it is, Day Watch is redeemed by its sardonic, Slavic take on the ... full review

June 1, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV

"Daywatch" looks huge -- Bekmambetov really knows how to marshal his limited resources. But the picture feels heavy; sitting through it is like swimming through lard. full review

May 18, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Aside from one stunning image of a sports car skidding along the face of a curved high-rise hotel, Night Watch fails to even equal its forebear's handful of flashy CG moments. full review

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Comments


  • jowelldeguzman
    May 13, 2009
    C'mon people, don't be fooled by the special effects only. Why dont you look at the story, its so boring and the reaction of casts was so wrong to each of the scene. I thought this movie was great but i was just fooled by the trailer. No offense but that's how i see it. Half star only for the efforts.
  • Aritosgold
    November 17, 2007
    Didnt care for the Sub title.other than that it was good''
  • Margarita21
    September 27, 2007
    I saw ages ago, i think 1 jan 2006:)))
  • vivalabam056
    July 5, 2007
    damn it. i have to wait for it to come out in australia when it comes out in october grrrr. i hope we see more of tiger cub and bear.
  • drblood
    June 21, 2007
    This was 100 times better than the first one and, since I really liked Night Watch too, that means that this must be fantastic! :o) Even better acting, a better story and lots more of Zhanna Friske in this one. Just don't go to see it if you want to see a horror film. It's a fantasy.
  • TheBlackKnightOnTheWhiteHorse
    June 6, 2007
    does anybody know when the third 1 is coming?
  • FelicethePiece
    May 11, 2007
    A shambolic mess. There's no strong narrative, barely any action and is so boring I wanted to turn it off. The opening scene is good, but it's all downhill from there.
  • phatchance087
    March 20, 2007
    I loved Night Watch... when is this being released in the rest of the world?
  • olgabarmina
    March 5, 2007
    The point is that.. Still, we can not turn back the time, but yes we can write our story again by correcting our actions.. Like an old Russian proverb says: "it’s better later than never"...yes, though we’d need a magic chalk of destiny and i think, yes, we can find it, and firstly inside ourselves..

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