Night Watch Movie Review 2004

Russian take on the battle between the forces of good and evil, set in present-day Moscow. A prologue establishes that a diplomatic truce exists between the two: the Night Watch keeps a check on the dark side and the Day Watch on the light. But after centuries, a prophecy about the Great Other, who will tip the balance, seems about to come true. Somewhat chaotic and convoluted but still intense. The first in a trilogy based on the novels of co-writer Lukyanenko. Russian with subtitles.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, Moscow, Russia/USSR, Big Battles

Screenplay

Timur Bekmambetov, Sergei Lukyanenko

Cast

Vladimir Menshov, Victor Verzhbitsky, Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Galina Tyunina, Gosha Kytsenko, Alexsei Chadov, Zhanna Friske, Ilya Larutenko, Rimma Markova, Maria Mironova, Alexei Maklakov, Anna Dubrovskaya

Cinematography

Sergei Trofimov

Director

Timur Bekmambetov

Music

Yuri Potyeyenko, Valera Viktorov, Mukstar Mirzakeev

Other

Sergei Karpenko, Dmitri Kiselev, Ekaterina Diminskaya, Vara Yavdyushko

Producer

Anatoly Maximov, Konstantin Ernst, Gemini Film, First Channel, Tabbak, Baselevs, Fox Searchlight