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'Night Watch' is tough to follow, but it looks great
by Bob Longino

Vampire movie lovers, the film that will drench you in a modern-day, frenetic, video game-style bloodbath has arrived. The Russian "Night Watch," based on Sergei Lukyanenko's novel of supernatural beings and battles on the streets of Moscow, brings with it not only box-office records in its native land but a complicated yet sometimes engrossing story of good vs. evil, special effects pyrotechnics and absorbing, aggressive camerawork worthy of a Darren Aronofsky film (think "Pi," "Requiem for a Dream"). Read the full review

TO SUM UP
For more than a thousand years, the protectors of light and the warriors of darkness have held a tenuous detente enforced by the "others" among us: witches, vampires and shape-shifters. Prophecy foretells that one day a "Great One" will arrive who can end the threat of an apocalyptic battle. Somewhere on the streets of Moscow today, the Great One wanders, oblivious to his or her powers.

FILM FACTS ...

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'Night Watch'

Director: Timour Bekmambetov
Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Dima Martynov, Vladimir Menshov, Maria Poroshina, Galina Tyunina, Mariya Poroshina
Run time: 115 minutes
Release date: Feb. 17, 2006
Rating: R for strong violence, disturbing images and language.
Language: Russian with English subtitles.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Clarity may be lost, but rare is the movie that grabs viewers by their throats and never lets go. Night Watch is one of the grabbers."