Day WatchMovie Reviews

Poster art for "Day Watch."

Gifts + Promos

Fandango Gift Card

Give the gift of movies with Fandango Bucks Gift Certificates! Design your own gift card, or choose from our collection.

Avengers Gift Cards

Superhero fans! Don’t miss out on these Limited Edition Avengers gift cards!

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Like its predecessor, the movie is a joyous celebration of extravagant pulp and post-Soviet kitsch, joyously trafficking in gore, loud cars, ladies' stilettos and excess for its own sake. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    While the sequel to "Night Watch" is an imperfect film, it's always interesting. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Anyone looking for sleek futuristic action and production design should keep walking. Read full review

  • 70
    L.A. Weekly | Ella 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. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly |

    The sequel is a minor wackjob head trip. Read full review

  • 63
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Putting an entertainingly outlandish spin on "Matrix"-style action, Bekmambetov leans toward flamboyant special effects and operatic overacting. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Day Watch does dazzle and even at times amuse. But its imagination is limited. The backstory is shallow and pat. Its characters are mostly one-note. And everything goes on much too long at 133 minutes. Read full review

  • 50
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    Day Watch falls prey to the curse of most sequels in which "more" is often a thin concept stretched beyond its limits and misconstrued to mean "bigger and better." Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Unfolding in a decrepit, present-day Moscow, Day Watch dazzles and confuses with equal determination. Read full review

  • 50
    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. Read full review

Looking for more reviews? Movies.com Critics Say:

Dave White

3.5

Dave White Profile See Dave White's Profile

… a commitment to chaos … Read full review See Dave White's on MOVIENAME on Movies.com

Day Watch Movie Ratings + Reviews

Fans say

So-so 337 fan reviews

Critics say

So-so See all critic reviews

Day Watch Featured Trailers + Video Clips

Facebook Movie Fans