Movie: Nightwatch (2005)

Few foreign films ever handle the subject of vampires without ladling out the cheese; Nightwatch is a pleasant exception. Nightwatch wants desperately to reinvent the vampire myth and succeeds, to a certain degree.

The gyst of this film is the old story of good vs. evil, light vs. dark. On one side you have the dark, evil vampires, and on the other you have the good Nightwatch. These two feuding groups have come to a truce, until now. Perhaps the plot is a bit stunted and predictable, but there’s enough here to entertain the passing cinema-goer.

Though Nightwatch doesn’t manage to push the envelope much, it is a shocking surprise that it emerged from Russia and viewers will enjoy the dystopic, dark backdrop that seems to infect the very celluloid of this film. If you are a vampire junkie or someone with more than passing interest in Foreign cinema, this movie is a must-see.

Sifted: 7/10