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(1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 54% Rotten Page   1   3.5/5 "uses fantasy, horror and gobsmacking special effects to explore the greyer areas of contemporary life."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel "As a film on itself Nochnoy dozor is all set-up and no pay-off, but as the first instalment in a trilogy it shows enough promise to make us want to see part two."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij 7/10 "Consistently unique and inventive stuff – a far cry from the clichéd monsterfests that have plagued us for the past few years (yes, Van Helsing, I’m talking to you)."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens D+ "Dare I even consider that perhaps this is all there is, and Bekmambetov doesn't have a blueprint for his trilogy? Night Watch certainly hints at this possibility."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "Simultaneously professional and yet unique-feeling"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti 0/4 "...virtually every aspect of Night Watch feels artificial and nonsensical..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "Pops with visual momentum -- so much that by the end it's chaotic, and finally just insane."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1/4 "An overhyped, underthought vortex of boredom that knocks the credibility of fantasy geekdom down another few dungeon levels."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B- "It's frustrating, and clumsy, and to be honest pretty ugly. Yet there's something to it."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov F "Gets uglier and messier as it sprints on, the incessant orgy of fighting, blood-letting and dankly flashy camerawork...leading to a curious mixture of malaise and disgust."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "The film has the twin virtues of being bold and dizzying, but it features a cramped and chaotic narrative that concludes with a climax that doesn't justify the build-up."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "Easily recommended Russian fantasy/horror . . ."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 3.0/4.0 "The entire production seems intent on creating a mood and trapping the audience in it until the very last frame is shown, and for a fantasy film, that's how it should be done."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson C+ "...a grungy, flashy looking film that should please genre fans, but on the whole it's all rather predictable. The truest test - whether it inspires a desire for its sequels - only attains a half-hearted passing grade. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "While it echoes a host of CGI-heavy, action-oriented supernatural thrillers, it manages to retain its own distinct identity. Although this first chapter in a three-part tale is inevitably overburdened with back story, it ends on one hell of a cliff-hanger"   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3/4 "I liked it, and if your tastes run as occasionally goofy as my own, you probably will too."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[Bekmambetov has] thrown so many ingredients into his concoction that they battle one another for attention and lose all meaning..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "There is a lot of buildup throughout the entire piece that's never released. The climax is almost laughable and when the credits finally role, you'll no doubt find yourself yearning for more, which is both a good thing and a bad thing."   Film Threat   Michael Ferraro 1.5/4 "The preponderance of elaborate mumbo jumbo becomes an unbearable drag."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "A bracingly vivid sense of style and character ... bewildering, abrasive, jarring and surprisingly emotional."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline "There's nothing new thematically with Night Watch. However, Bekmambetov puts enough of a fingerprint on the project to make it all seem fresh again."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell B "The familiar ideas are refreshed by the intriguing shift in culture and setting and the characters sketched in shades of gray."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 2/4 "Borrows its structure and characterization from The Matrix, its central conflict from both Underworld films, its fashion sense from Blade and its Euro-tech-metal soundtrack from the first XXX with Vin Diesel."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 0/4 "one of the worst movies i have seen in a long time"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson 1/4 "The world's most convoluted (and expensive) game of Calvin-ball."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Monsters At Play   Lawrence P. Raffel  (1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 54% Rotten Page   1