Short and Sweet Review

Daywatch (2007)

Cale:
I was looking forward to this one cuz Nightwatch, it’s predecessor, was innovative and fearless in its fantastical epic storytelling, and had a preview for this sequel at the end.
It’s really just a lot of fun with the world and the characters that the books were so famous for in its native Russia. Eye popping stunts, cutting edge CG, excellent acting by all. Way over the top. I thought the script was alternately brilliant and incredibly inept, that tells me the book was awesome and they couldn’t fit enough in. There’s more than a couple cheesy moments where you feel like you’ve missed out on a joke, but it’s just because they’re European…are Russians European? You might be weirded out by this one, but if you like strange dark fantasy, and you don’t mind foreign movies, you might want to check out the first one, Nightwatch.

Emily:

This was a smooth movie, I’d like to watch both of the movies in this series without the voiceovers. It’s great to hear the actual sounds that the actors were making, and to hear the Russian language spoken.

I loved the costumes. There’s one character in particular whose costumes were just great, polished and thematic. The movie looked slick and was a strange yet good time.