Nightwatch |  | Director: Ole Bornedal
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham
Studio: Dimension
Category: DVD
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 15584
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: DISD15280D
ISBN: 1558908919
UPC: 717951000743
EAN: 9781558908918
ASIN: B00004Z4SG
Theatrical Release Date: April 17, 1998
Release Date: November 14, 2000
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Ole Bornedal's thriller about a young law student who takes a job as a night watchman in a creepy morgue is long on style but comes up a little short on quality of storytelling. Bornedal sets things up in high style as Martin Bells (Ewan McGregor doing an American accent) makes his rounds in the middle of the night, with only corpses and his own paranoia for company. When bodies start coming in, the prostitute victims of a grisly serial killer, the imposing detective on the case (a hulking Nick Nolte) begins to suspect that Bells is the killer, as all clues start pointing to him. Coscripted by Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight) and adapted from Bornedal's 1994 Danish thriller, Nightwatch forsakes out-and-out thrills for a more moody approach with flickering lights, menacing shadows, and echoing footsteps down long hallways. If only there were a little more energy before the highly effective denouement, which does get scares, even after the killer is revealed. Still, McGregor is supported by a stronger than average cast: in addition to Nolte, Josh Brolin does an amusing turn as McGregor's out-of-control best friend, Patricia Arquette fares well in the standard girlfriend role, and the always creepy Brad Dourif makes the most of a sinister and funny bit part as the on-call doctor. You won't jump out of your seat, but by the end of Nightwatch you will find yourself remarkably tense. --Mark Englehart
Product Description
Hes the prime suspect in a terrifying mystery. The police are after him and so is the murderer. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 08/05/2003 Starring: Ewan Mcgregor Patricia Arquette Run time: 101 minutes Rating: R Director: Ole Bornedal
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 Definitely Not the Version to Buy January 12, 2010
Jay Stone (San Francisco, CA)
This is a pale Hollywood re-make of the original Danish movie by the same director. That version was released by Anchor Bay but is now sadly out of print. The Anchor Bay version is still available new and used by private sellers on Amazon. Anyone who has seen the original movie would just laugh at this watered-down rehash.
The Danish movie starts off as a what-the-hell-student-needs money lark, moves to creepy-but-hilarious scares, and then goes for the jugular. The attractive principals are unknowns in the U.S. This puts the focus on the acting - which is very good - adding greatly to the plot. The Hollywood re-make focuses on movie stars, which dilutes the viewer's identification with the main characters. The script has been sanitized (i.e., scrubbed clean and dumbed-down)for mainstream American audiences. The Danish version is an effective mix of light and dark humor, growing tension and sexual frankness.
If you like your movies mayonnaise, buy the Hollywood re-make. If you don't, buy the original version.Nightwatch
 New category: immature movies for immature viewers... May 30, 2008
inframan (the lower depths)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Everybody in this piece of trash acts like he or she is in a totally different movie or acting class, maybe, always a bad sign. Nolte looks like they painted the wig on him, McGregor sounds like he woke up with a different accent each day.
Seek ye elsewhere, this is badddddddddddddddddd!
 The Scariest Movie You'll Ever See That's Realistic-Like October 12, 2007
Paula Wright (AR, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My boyfriend works at a mall as a security guard at night all by himself. The manniquins scare him enough as it is. And the hallways echo strange and eerie noises. He prays that none will come to life.
You may think twice before taking that security guard position late at night all by yourself. But at the morgue? A normal person would die of fright for sure! Not only is there the quiet and dark to face along with corpses, but will one wake up? And if that's not enough, there's also a serial killer on the on the loose. See if Ewan McGregor survives the late shift or is just spooking himself. And see and feel exactly what it's like for no one to hear your scream but you.
 sic horror flick January 12, 2007
M. Strzelinski
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good movie for any scary movie/thriller lover. The Burl Ives music really sticks with you. Great cast, interesting plot.
Sometimes horror is more than gore December 21, 2006
JT (Oregon)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What's really scary about this film is the brutal betrayal of its bumbling yet innocent main character, by somebody who does it "just because". Nick Nolte's speach wherein he explains that "this" killer is frightening because he really has no reason for what he does. And that fact leaves none of us safe, as Ewan and Patricia found out.
If you don't get that sometimes horror is more than gore watch what's happening in Iraq right now. If you're not horrified, you're not paying attention.
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