Nightwatch (1997)

Ewan McGregor is in his senior year at a California law school. He gets a job as a night watchman at a medical building that houses the local morgue (I hesitate to call it a hospital because there are no overnight patients). McGregor took the job because it would give him the opportunity to study, however he soon starts having weird experiences, including possible hallucinations. Nick Nolte is the chief investigator on a series of prostitute murders; he and McGregor strike up a friendship after one of the murder victims is brought in late at night. Also going on in McGregor's life is a somewhat strained relationship with his girlfriend Patrica Arquette, who comes from money, and an increasing odd one with his best friend Josh Brolin, who he discovers (despite dating Lauren Graham) is seeing prostitutes and has sexual kinks related to power imbalances. Brad Dourif and John C. Reilly also have small rolls. 

A remake of a hopefully better Danish film, 'Nightwatch' is going for a Stephen King vibe, but its lesser King, a stinker. This is a suspense movie with little suspense, a thriller with few thrills, a character piece with flat characters. It does a decent job at atmosphere, and there are pieces of a good film here, but the movie feels tossed together and disjointed. A talent bomb. *1/2