The crazy fantasy world of this saga is plenty compelling and quirky.
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
While the sequel to "Night Watch" is an imperfect film, it's always interesting.
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
For all the vampires and blown-up cars, you'll see no sadism for the hell of it, only an oddly sweet-tempered mix of hyperbole, understatement and profoundly Slavic philosophizing about guilt, freedom and responsibility.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
The sequel is a minor wackjob head trip.
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Though overlong, there are many stunning special effects, including a car chase up the side of a building, as well as the sort of wild animated subtitles that turned up in "Night Watch."
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Putting an entertainingly outlandish spin on "Matrix"-style action, Bekmambetov leans toward flamboyant special effects and operatic overacting.
60
Village Voice
Village Voice
The worst thing Bekmambetov has picked up from his American models is the tendency of megasequels to aggrandize material grown enervated, to compensate for thinness by spreading out.
50
Variety
Variety
Bursting with incident and FX, Day Watch will delight fans of its predecessor, "Night Watch," but further annoy those antipathetic to the Russkie-made supernatural franchise.