The plot is so inflated with useless subplots and it's hard to understand what's going on. There's many things that could be cut out and the story wouldn't be any different. Not to mention the film itself is directed poorly, with flashing and confusing scenes. It's hard to know what's going on. And the idea of good versus evil had been done a million times. This isn't better than those others. And there's not a single likable character. The characters are actually quite despicable, for example, Anton, the main character, while inside a female body, entered Sveta's, a woman, shower without permission then when she orders him to leave he kisses her, all without her consent, and the movie portrays this sexual assault as romantic.

I watched both movies and i feel my time was totally wasted.There is no plot whatsoever -- both movies drift aimlessly in pointlessness. Countless characters are introduced, subplots and back-stories are attempted, but, all-in-all, the movie ends up being a big, big mess. At the beginning, there is a promise of an impending doom, but alas you will be just as wise in the end. Anyway, at least, we now know, how the "Lord of the Rings" would be, if Tolkien was *just* trying to look cool.Skip this one, if you tend to use your brain while watching. There is plenty of good SciFi/fantasy movies out there.

I saw Night Watch on a whim a year ago and thought it was pretty good. Not good enough to rush out & buy Day Watch immediately, but a good flick. Well that was my mistake.I'm here to tell you that Day Watch is such an impressive experience that you MUST rush out and watch it immediately after seeing Night Watch. In the history of cinema, very few sequels have been as good as the first. The Empire Strikes Back is one. The Silence of the Lambs is another. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan oh hayell yes. And DAY WATCH.The budget clearly got a shot of steroids after the success of the first, and this is evident in very slick, heart pumping CGI scenes. Funny I was never one for car chases but there's one here which alone is worth the price of admission. It involves a car driving on the side of a skyscraper, how cool is that.But believe it or not, it wasn't the flashy effects and excitement that really got my attention. It's the way the characters were more confident, more human, and more charismatic than the first. This led to much humor, sentimentality, and a very powerful love story--none of which detracted from the pace and action. In fact this is an excellent example of how breaks for humor and sentiment can greatly augment the momentum of a film.A word of caution to the English-speaking audiences. The subtitles, while adequate, do not cover all the dialogue. So if you have trouble keeping up with the plot, there's your culprit. I watched it with subtitles and managed to hold on, but I was left with a few questions. I've since been told that this is one of the few movies where dubbed English is the best way to watch it. I dunno about that; I've never been a fan of dubbing because you lose the original actors' performances. But it's up to you.The latest news I heard is that the third installment "Dusk Watch" has been scrapped. Although that would be a sad development indeed, I'm not too broken up simply because I thought that Day Watch wrapped things up beautifully and no more needs to be said. All the same, I hope this director and his troupe continue to make more films of this calibre in the future.

A supernatural film that is the sequel to Night Watch. Anton (Konstantin Khabenskiy) is part of the forces of light, but his son Yegor (Dmitriy Martynov) has been captured by the forces of dark.He has to find a way to save him with letting his trainee Svetlana (Mariya Poroshina) know what is going on. He must find the Chalk of Fate.Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Wanted) gives us a film that is sometimes hard to follow, but never boring. Super CGI, and some things that I have never seen in a typical Hollywood movie.The Boss's (Vladimir Menshov) plan to protect Anton from the Dark Others was ingenious, to say the least. Glad Olga (Galina Tyunina) was so understanding. It does get very funny when Anton next gets together with Svetlana.But, of course, it doesn't work as planned, and Zavulon (Viktor Verzhbitskiy)the head of the Dark Others, goes after him. Boy, you have to watch out when this guy gets p*ssed! Things continue to get strange, as you would expect in a supernatural film.It is easy to see why Timur Bekmambetov was selected to direct Wanted, and why he will be back in Wanted 2, and Twilight Watch (Night Watch 3).