Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

jabrbi Sorry, but this film just doesn't make any sense. There's a serial killer on the loose, killing women and cutting their eyes out. The bodies are taken to the morgue where there's a new night watchman, a man scared of his own shadow. Over the course of the film, the night watchmen is framed to be the serial killer, and then we get the happy ending.So where does it all go wrong? The protagonist, Martin, the night watchman is supposed to be studying law, which presupposes and above-average intelligence and yet Martin acts like a complete moron throughout the film. When he realises he's being framed, he's totally unable to work out who the only possibility is to be the real killer. Sadly, Martin isn't the only idiot in the film. His girlfriend is also a moron, as is the deputy chief detective. Really, where were they all when the brains were being handed out.Then there's the problem that the lead detective IS the serial killer, so he's investigating his own crimes. So why hasn't he been taken off the case for being so incompetent? And, if he's so good at hiding his crimes, why does he suddenly make mistake after mistake.And then there's the incredible coincidences. Martin's friend, an obvious red herring, just happens to sleep with a prostitute who just happens to sleep with the killer, allowing the killer to set up Martin, who just happens to work in the morgue, giving him access to the victims. And the prostitute just happens to be a friend of the last victim, and she just happens to tell Martin and his friend that she has a client who likes her to pretend she's dead and in the morgue. It's just far too contrived.And then there's the miscasting. Patricia Arquette just isn't suitable as Martin's girlfriend, or anybody's girlfriend really; there's nothing attractive about her, her looks, her acting, her intelligence. But that could be the mistake of the writers and costume design. Ewan McGregor is OK as Martin, although his accent drifts around the world. Josh Brolin as Martin's friend is just too weird, and looks too old compared to McGregor. And Nick Nolte, as good as he is, is just too obviously the killer from the first moment he appears on screen. Sure, Nolte is very believable as the killer, but that's the problem, he's too believable.Considering that this is a remake of a film the director made several years before, I can only believe that the studio and/or producers intervened to make a complete dog's breakfast of this film.A missed opportunity.

ashleybrownmedia There are better films out there, sure, but this little hidden gem is definitely worth a watch, particularly if you like the kind of thriller that has a paranormal tint to it.McGregor is very good here (although he seems to possess the weirdest accent out there) as is Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. The plot concerns a young man who takes the job as the night watchman at a spooky morgue. Things start to play on his mind, and as they do the bodies begin to rack up as a serial killer is on the loose. Is it McGregor? Or is his mind playing tricks on him, and if so who is the killer?Watch and see!

Scott LeBrun Co-writer / director Ole Bornedal's English language remake of his earlier Danish hit "Nattevagten" is pretty good stuff, a substantially atmospheric and creepy thriller that milks the ambiance of its locations for everything that they're worth. Ewan McGregor, doing a superb American accent, is law student Martin Bells, who takes a part time job as night watchman at the city morgue. His best friend James (Josh Brolin) is bored with their humdrum lives and goes about doing some reckless things, while a serial killer is haunting the city and taking the eyeballs from his victims. The movie can boast some solid suspense sequences, and is also beautifully lit (by Dan Laustsen) and scored (by Joachim Holbek). It's got some decent gore going for it, but mostly it's all about the mood with "Nightwatch". The cast is excellent all the way down the line, with McGregor highly likable in the lead. Patricia Arquette plays his girlfriend, and figures in what is one of the best moments in the film, as she comes very close to encountering the killer. Brolin is fun as the risk taking friend, and Nick Nolte offers an interesting and entertaining performance as the police inspector on the trail of the killer. Brad Dourif has a great supporting part as the grumpy duty doctor who suggests McGregor get acquainted with drugs from the "zine" family when the latter cries wolf, Alix Koromzay is memorable as a prostitute, and Lonny Chapman has a great little bit as the veteran night watchman who trains McGregor. John C. Reilly appears uncredited in the key supporting role of Deputy Inspector Davis. The build up to the finale is so strong that the ultimate confrontation & action can't quite measure up (intriguingly, our killer is identified sooner than we'd expect), but Bornedal still does an impressive job of marrying soundtrack and image throughout his film. It gets off to a great start with its opening credits, and is fundamentally a neat little story, well told and well paced with no filler to have to deal with. It's an enjoyable film that deserves another look from genre fans. Seven out of 10.

jamesbarnshaw this is a fine piece of suspense-horror movie making. nick nolte was superb as the deranged necrophiliac killer.Ewan McGregor was good but his accent was terrible, as the law student. josh brolin turning in a good performance as his wise-cracking friend. as always Patricia arquette mesmerising us on screen with her good-looks and soft-tinged voice. maybe these aren't all Oscar-winning performances. but this movie is one of the few able to pull of a momentum that speeds up all the way through right to the end when it gives us the feeling of stopping still and confronting the evil after one hell of a thrill ride. let your hair down, grab a cushion or a cup of tea, & settle into one and a half hours of nail-biting(sometimes funny) suspense-filled horror. also brad dourif and john.c.Reilly turn in sum good acting to. as they always do of course.