Girls of Geek Movie Review: "Nightwatch"

Written by Scotty

Most of the time when you take a job, you are doing it for the sole reason we all do it, we need the money.  It is difficult in this market to find a job that you actually want when the clock is ticking and you need to pay your bills.  But there are a couple of jobs that you can find that will allow you time to get other things accomplished while working them.  These are the positions that I am surprised more people do not fight for, since you still get paid to do the job and whatever else you do in your free time.

Martin Bells is in need of some money to survive his last semester of law school.  Even with his great living conditions, and girlfriend Katherine, he needs the money to keep everything clicking.  Taking a job at the Medical Examiner’s building as a night watchman, Martin figures that he will have plenty of time to study during his down time.  All seems well, but when the old watchman takes him on the tour of the building, Martin starts to get the creeps.

Taking everything that the old man said to him to heart, Martin’s first night is nothing but terrifying, but it gets better every night.  With a visit from his good friend James who pulls a fantastic practical joke, Martin is at ease in his job and does not have a care in the world.  When talking with the cities most honored inspector, Thomas Cray, Martin finds out more about the crimes around the town and who the suspects could be. Being a little bit too laxed now, since he knows the ropes, Martin finds that a body has been removed from the morgue and is lying at the end of a hallway.  Thinking that this is another joke, Martin calls for help and the inspector comes back and tries to understand what the young man is worried about.  With the body being found on the gurney where it should have been, there are rumors of what the new night watchman may be doing in his free time, but Martin knows that there is something strange happening that he cannot explain.

Outside of the Medical Examiner’s building, Martin is doing well in school, but is quickly distracted by his friend James and his exploits.  The two have been playing a game called Challenge for years now and it is Martin’s turn.  Being caressed in an expensive restaurant by a prostitute, Martin is now being hounded by the young woman, but there is someone else pulling her strings.  Leaving messages and asking to meet all of the time, Martin’s relationship with Katherine starts to decline, but little does the couple know that there is something much more sinister at hand.  When the young girl is found dead in her apartment, Katherine walks in on the scene but has to run out before being seen by the killer who was still in the apartment.  With Martin being the primary suspect, things all start to come together for Katherine when little things are mentioned about the crime scene that were not there.  Martin has to fight to prove his innocence, but will he be able to combat everyone coming at him as his Nightwatch comes to an end.

I was looking for a horror movie, not a thriller when this movie came across my screen.  Figuring what the heck, I gave it a watch and was not disappointed in the least.  A murder mystery that has many moving parts and when you think you know who the killer is, it makes you take a step back and reanalyze everything you have just seen.  I did like the character of James the best, although he was not the lead and only a small part of the story revolved around him, in a matter of speaking.  Being bored with his life, he needs more excitement to feel alive and is willing to go to the extremes to get it.  I don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad thing when you no longer feel the excitement that everyone else does during any events.  But no matter, you are allowed to do what makes you happy, as long as you are not breaking the law.  Happy Viewing.

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