Review of Day Watch (2006) by Mike S — 07 Aug 2008

Much like Night Watch, this film was quite impressive special effects-wise. It's just too bad that the writing and story isn't as high-calibred, because half the time it felt like I had no idea what was going on.

At first I thought it might have just been something lost in translation, but the further into the plot I got, the more I realised that the problem lied in its lack of focus and consistency. Because whereas Night Watch felt believable within its own realm of rules, this sequel appeared more like a series of random scenes with no real connection to one another.

The surreal elements were simply taken a bit too far for the movie's own good. A quite entertaining film nonetheless though, which proves that not all cool things come from Hollywood alone.