The Big Picture 30 years ago, in 1994, one of the most underrated horror films was released. Director Ole Bornedal's Danish fear-fest, Nightwatch, was instrumental in launching the career of its young lead, the then 24-year-old Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who would later go on to star in a little show called Game of Thrones. His co-star, Kim Bodnia, hasn't done so bad either, coming off of the hit series Killing Eve.
The First Two-Thirds of 'Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever' Plays Out Like a Lazy Slasher Close The first act of Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever is interesting, even if the themes are well-worn. The idea of a victim living with the trauma done to them by a killer decades ago isn't anything new. David Gordon Green's Halloween anyone? The problem lies in how Bordenal portrays it.
Just when you're reading to let that go, the film begins its first twist. A blind 80-year-old murderer escaping a psychiatric hospital to kill again isn't logical, so instead we're introduced to a Wörmer-obsessed copycat killer who is out to avenge the mad Inspector by killing those who harmed him. It becomes another Halloween movie, Halloween Ends, where a troubled person does the bidding of an elderly Michael Myers. We've seen this all before.
Way too much of the runtime is given to characters talking about 1994 instead of being in 2024. Thankfully, there is a twist in the third act that reveals more about who the copycat killer is and their motivations, but it's too little, too late. It's an attempt to pull the viewer in with a move that is admittedly intriguing, but it happens after some may have already checked out. We do get to see Martin and Wörmer cross paths again, but even that is quick and lacks much suspense.
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