Review of Nightwatch (1997) by Sander W — 09 Apr 2007

Remake of Bornedal cool swedish movie. needless to say that the swedish film is far superior.

This review of Nightwatch (1997) was written by Sander W on 09 Apr 2007.

Nightwatch has generally received mixed reviews.

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