I first saw the back half of this movie on Channel 4 and thought that I must get it on DVD and then forgot about it. It was only when I bought the sequel "Day Watch" that I remembered the first film in this trilogy and bought it on Ebay.This is a truly excellent movie set in a dark world where the forces of good and evil co-exist and fight for power. Imagine "The Matrix" "Underworld" and "Blade Runner" rolled into one and you have this movie. An amazing example of modern Russian Cinema, I wholeheartedly recommend this movie. Make sure you get the sequel "Day Watch" as well which is now out on DVD.
This film is the first of a trilogy, Its got amazing special effects. the story line is quite differant from the book, but show me a film that isnt. Well worth a look, especially if you like less than mainstream films. Its a standard kind of film about good and evil, light and dark, it took me 2 viewings to really make sense of it, but now i am an avid fan and cant wait for the second part to hit the big screen later this year.
Watch it and i promise you will not be dissapointed
I bought the DVD after reading the book and was disappointed with the way the story line was so different! I found the charicters weak and the scenes dark and dismal. It did not have the twist at the end that the book had. belice it could have been so much better.