Nightwatch

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Summary: Don't Shut The Door!
Review: "Nightwatch" is one of those movies that you can't really decide if it's good or pedestrian. After careful thought, however, I found it to be a chilling exercise in psychological terror. The script does it's best to give you three possible suspects, and even though, it's easy to figure out the killer after a lengthy philosophical monologue, the resolution and denouement are quite tense and terrifying.

Ewan McGregor does a fine job in the leading role of Martin, the night watchman who gets embroiled in the serial killings of several prostitutes. Josh Brolin is also very effective in his role of the strange, death-fascinated buddy of Martin; Patricia Arquette gives a strong understated performance as Martin's girlfriend Katherine; I don't remember the name of the actress who plays the 17 year old Joyce, but she is quite good in a very difficult role---the scene where Brolin forces her to admit her kinky experiences is disturbing and riveting. Nick Nolte hams it up quite effectively, although one scene where he says nothing but his face undergoes some dramatic changes, is eerily superb.

The direction is brisk, the setting spooky, and the overall effect is quite shattering.

A good scary thriller.

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Summary: one of McGregor's best
Review: a really thrilling and terrific look at Martin Bells(McGregor) who replaces an old fart nightwatch man and then things start to, well, happen. the nightwatch man takes him threw the steps of what to do and in case of emergency. a killer is on the loose still, one who has his or her way with the dead bodies after they are dead(ehhhh is the expression I want to get). the killer starts playing with Martin's mind, Martin suspects the people around him like his friend James(Josh Brolin). his girlfriend (Patricia Arquette) suspects Martin. Detective Cray(Nick Nolte in an unusual and sick role) suspects Martin as well, but could it be that Cray is the killer? who knows? with stomach churning scenes like when Martin follows the trail of blood and finds the dead woman sitting up against the door, or where Josh Brolin is handcuffed to a pipe and he cuts off his thumb to get loose. great paranoia atmosphere as well. other actors like John C. Reilly, Brad Dourif and Lauren Graham also star. full of shocks and a good story by the director and Steven Soderbergh(Out Of Sight, Oceans Eleven2001, Full Frontal, Traffic, Solaris2002). enjoy your time. not for the sqeaumish.

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Summary: Post-modern creepy thriller!
Review: A redo of the danish version called "Nattevagten" directly translated : "The nightwatch". To me the movie is a scary thriller, with beautiful scenic pictures and a surrealistic touch - that adds xtra thrill. Especially Ewan McGregor does an execellent job, but also Patricia Arquette and Nick Nolte are good! What I missed literally was a few scenes that was removed from it - scenes that were in the danish version. But all in all it's a good solid movie that deserves being seen.

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Summary: Dead On Arrival
Review: Another disappointing and flaccid serial killer thriller. Nightwatch never overcomes its genre cliches or matches the visceral intensity of earlier flicks such as Silence of the Lambs or Seven. This, despite a how-can-you-lose mise-en-scene morgue setting, creepy Lynchian details, and normally oddball actors. Instead, it relies on the inherent and cheap titillation of murder itself for any movie excitement-which, if you think about it, leaves a different kind of icky feeling than director Ole Bornedal or screenwriter Steven Soderbergh probably intended.

The DVD itself looks and sounds great, especially in the morgue sequences. There are no special features to speak of.

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Summary: Ewan Crazy!
Review: Basically, ever since Episode 1 came out - I've become obsessed with watching anything with Ewan in it. Nightwatch was the first movie I had seen with this glorious man in it. ~~ Note: I watched the tub scene over and over ~~ He was just really awesome in this movie, of course!

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Summary: DO SEE THIS MOVIE, BUT DO NOT SEE IT ALONE!
Review: Didn't know what to expect, but loved this film. We've added it to our collection for Halloween. Very scary..heart palpitations! Lock you're doors before you hit play!

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Summary: Good Night Watch
Review: Europeans can really show us Americans a few things. This film had style and scares. Brolin and Nolte are great, but Ewan's brogue would burst through in some scenes. Great set design adds to a scary film.

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Summary: a masterpiece
Review: ewan is truly briliant and if that is not enough pay attension to the story

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Summary: A Confusing Movie That Has Too Much Gore & No Sense
Review: Ewan Mcgregor plays Martin, a finacianlly strapped college student who takes on a part time night job as a sercuity guard at an old morgue. Things get out of control when a serial killer plays with Martin's mind by murdering people and starts leaving the clues pointed to Martin and soon enough the police falsely suspect him of the murders. Nick Nolte was strangley miscast as the killer and in my mind has had better roles in the past. As for the rest of the film is pretty much boring and took

too long getting the message across, a sophmore effort at best. Murder scenes were grusome but that's all this film is about just getting the shock value out of a lousey script that could of used a lot of work. Maybe director Brian De Palma with his use of macarabe visual technique might of been the better choice in directing this kind of film. Basically this film is lame and goes nowhere fast. Josh Brolin's Character was very annyoning and his macho repore did absolutley nothing for this film except make it look more like an episode of "DAWSON'S CREEK" instead. This film is not worth mentioning to friends, as well not worth the rental charge.

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Summary: Excellently creepy
Review: I admit to being a thriller-movie wimp. I had my eyes closed for half of The Sixth Sense, and my cousin had already spoiled the ending! But this is one movie you cannot tear your eyes from...even at its gruesome best. Ewan MacGregor stars as a college student taking a job as a night watchman for the local morgue (I'll grant that he tries very hard to make his accent less pronounced, but it's still noticeable at times). Essential gory plotline: a serial killer is on the loose. Ewan (as Martin) becomes the main suspect, and the only murder witnesses are the dead ones. Essential plot thickener: his girlfriend (Patricia Arquette) has become the killer's next target, and it doesn't help that his friend (Josh Brolin) keeps "challenging" Martin into doing things that seem to serve a purpose of making him look guilty. Essential twist: The twist is, of course, the killer's identity, and I can't very well give that away, can I?

I will, however, say that I didn't seriously suspect the murderer until he basically said it himself. And I felt absolutely horrible as my #1 suspect ended up saving them all. Creepy, well-done, and just intense enough. And always, ALWAYS remember to leave the door open...