ikeybabe This was good, really good. The cast was excellent and the story bold, spooky and kept you wondering what the hell was going on. In fact, by the end *SPOILER ALERT* you figure out these dudes are in a kind of hell, commonly known as purgatory. I love purgatory stories. The movie was nicely paced with enough twists to keep you on the edge of your seat and the setting with the fog and mud and the guy peering through the caked-on mud was dramatic. I really liked the way it ended too - because you know the scary is not over yet. A nice little find on Netflix. Also, Jamie Bell is an excellent actor - even back then because he was seriously young. Overall, a very enjoyable film.

udoricht One of the movies again that combines many different genres - supernatural horror, mystery, thriller,war etc. Maybe this is the main problem with this movie 'cause it made pretty mess. Who's killing those soldiers? Some kind of invisible force or what? It's confusing. It has scary moments but nothing else. The plot could've been better. It seemed similar to another movie - "The bunker". Both have similar concepts except the plot period. "Deathwatch" is placed in first world war. But it doesn't matter. Both movies have similar flaws - average plot, acting, special effects and directing and no twist. Both movies are law budget so if you don't have great expectations to watch it maybe you won't be very disappointed.

sitabanu Man! I never really thought the old expression "War is hell" would come in handy for a movie review! Totally freaked me out and while not all killing is murder all murder is killing. Shakespeare killed the priest in a twisted kind of self-defense so this killing was not murder. I thought that was good enough for the sake of the kid's eternal soul. It did not occur to me that there was more and that the act that saved him had been done before the priest was bayoneted/shot! Brilliantly done. It would seem the Blue Eyed Pseduo-Frenchman was a metaphor of Judge and Jury! I concur this is a movie for thinkers who don't like to waste their time. This movie buff truly appreciates psychological thrillers way above slash-trash. This is my kind of movie experience. Bravo!

p-stepien During the I World War a group of English soldiers capture an enemy German dugout, while taking one of the opposing forces hostage. Surprisingly however the German wasn't even protecting the trench from outside forces with his focus set on something much closer. The soldiers (comprising amongst other of Jamie "Billy Elliott" Bell and Andy "Gollum" Serkis) quickly come to realise that evil has permeated the trench with barb-wired death around every corner. Madness and suspicion is released amongst the unit leaving in doubt anyone's survival...Masterfully acted from start to finish with some tremendous rain-drenched photography "Deathwatch" is a very promising experience showing the potential of the debutee director Michael J. Bassett. With a shoestring budget he manages to invoke realistic trenches and positionary warfare with the unseen enemy hiding amongst the mud, water and fog. Additionally we are serviced some quite brutal heart-stopping gore, which makes you double-check areas of your body to make sure you remain intact.Despite consistently conveying the dreary atmosphere the script however is unable to fulfil expectations, even though the open-ended unresolved-on-a-plate ending is a small triumph for the director. Nonetheless the whole movie is predictable and does not offer any freshness. Additionally the plot is severely underdeveloped and some key scenes seem missing or are just tremendously underplayed. Some of the direction tends to be a bit confusing - before the bodycount cuts down the number of soldiers it is hard to actually follow who is doing what or who is who for that matter. In the end it feels more like a well-done test-run created to prove a simple point: I know how to make movies. Essentially perfectly ordinary, but nonetheless sure to creep you out and hauntingly involve during the viewing pleasure.