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Deathwatch

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In 1917 a malevolent force slowly drives nine soldiers mad while they are trapped in the enemy's corpse-strewn trenches.
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Alan Jones Radio Times 06/01/2012
1/5
Frankly, it's all tedious on the western front in this bum-numbing bore. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
2.5/5
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 07/01/2005
2/5
A ambientao chuvosa e lamacenta cria uma atmosfera claustrofbica, mas o roteiro e os personagens estereotipados no conseguem utiliz-la de forma inteligente. Go to Full Review
Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com 05/09/2005
3.5/5
Acting, directing, and production values - all very solid. But there are a couple of major problems that keep Deathwatch from reaching it's full potential Go to Full Review
Film Threat 01/16/2003
2.5/5
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Mica B. @Mica_B 4d Terrible writing and terrible plot. The acting was pretty good. I saw a lot of complaints about the acting, but to be honest, the script was terrible, so I'd say the actors did good for what they had to work with. The characters made absolutely stupid decisions, and ignoring the ending/reveal for a second here; at least a couple of the dudes that died could've survived had these dumb characters actually reacted and used their guns instead of standing there all dumb-founded. Why drop your pistol or rifle for your knife? What kind of doofus does that? The ending and the reveal was disappointing to be honest. I wasn't expecting it, sure, but it was still... bad... There was a lack of explainations, leaving it extremely ambiguous. The little that was there didn't make sense considering how some of the scenes turned out. I guess this was supposed to be a ghost story? I thought it was going to be a physical monster, but whatever, I can sometimes do a ghost story, as long as it's good, which this is not. The ghost or whatever it's supposed to be was stupid and so underwhelming. This had such an interesting premise too, but it was such a let-down. See more Flo G Aug 5 This is one of my favorite movies to watch, I know many people don’t think is a great movie but if you think about it at the time they filmed it and the effects of back then if a really, really good movie. To me this movie is a 10 out of 10 !!! See more Farah R @Farah May 5 Deathwatch isn’t the most memorable wartime horror movie but it’s certainly not one of the worst. The acting is a major reason why the movie is compelling as its story is a character-driven one. The paranormal elements add a nice touch to the horrors of war theme, but the ending raises more questions than it answers. See more Roland E Apr 4 Deathwatch is a lovely commentary on the horrors of the Great War. See more Justin T 01/26/2024 This is not a bad film but it's also unremarkable. The picture quality isn't great and it is dull to look at. It's quite a good horror movie. It was not scary enough to be amazing or memorable. The ending was a little confusing. You really got a good sense of how claustrophobic it was in those mazes that were the trenches but other than that it's really not that engaging. It never got boring however it was never hugely exciting. It was well made with high production value and some bits were exciting. Downside is that it was forgettable and not engaging enough. Don't watch if you suffer from claustrophobia. See more Alonso S 09/10/2023 Entretenida, con una atmosfera claustrofobia e inquietamente, un buena película de suspenso. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1917 a malevolent force slowly drives nine soldiers mad while they are trapped in the enemy's corpse-strewn trenches.
Director
MJ Bassett
Producer
Sam Taylor, Mike Downey, Frank Hübner
Screenwriter
MJ Bassett
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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