Rescue Dawn Reviews

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Premiere: Rescue Dawn (3.5/4)
- ""Rescue Dawn" is, in fact, one of the year's most remarkable pictures."
The Boston Globe: Rescue Dawn Review
- "In the grueling and brilliant "Rescue Dawn," Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) is nearly eaten by that same Herzogian jungle, this time in the wartime mountains of Laos."
Variety: Rescue Dawn Review
- "This polished, cleanly made pic still packs a wrenching emotional punch and, if backed by critics and auds, could earn more for Herzog than his last 10 features put together."
Charlotte.com: Rescue Dawn Review (3/4)
- "The apolitical, made-up "Dawn" is "inspired by" events in the life of Dieter Dengler; however fictional those may be, they'll grab and hold you."
New York Post: Rescue Dawn Review (4/4)
- "Bale, a rarity who is both an exceptional actor and a blazing movie star - 40 feet of screen can't hold his charisma."

USA Today: Rescue Dawn Review (2.5/4)
- "War stories don't get much more harrowing or detached than Rescue Dawn, and that's both blessing and curse for the Werner Herzog film."
Seattlepi.com: Rescue Dawn Review
- ""Rescue Dawn" is a noble effort that can't quite make itself unique in a saturated genre..."
NY Daily News: Rescue Dawn Review (2.5/4)
- "There is a great movie in Werner Herzog's Vietnam saga, "Rescue Dawn." Unfortunately, it's about 30 minutes long. Although the rest of this based-on-truth adventure is woven with powerful moments, only toward the end will it hold you completely in its grip."

Ruthless Reviews: Rescue Dawn Review
- ""Rescue Dawn" is supremely, unconscionably awful; so bad, in fact, that had that famous name not been attached, I would have stormed out of the packed house by hour one, turning over tables as I went, roaring at the screen as if consumed by the spirit of the late Klaus Kinski."