Rescue Dawn

It is a great movie with great performances.....Nevertheless it is a great movie but it could definitely have been better.....Werner Herzog, a very capable director, directed this movie and it is one of his best movies.....I watched this movie only for him but it is worth more than that.....Very well told story with a gripping plot and excellent performances..... ... Full Review

It is a great movie with great performances.....Nevertheless it is a great movie but it could definitely have been better.....Werner Herzog, a very capable director, directed this movie and it is one of his best movies.....I watched this movie only for him but it is worth more than that.....It has a very nice plot and a very gripping  screen play..... ... Full Review

captures your attention, it could have gone a bit darker still, but overall Rescue Dawn is a good movie for a rent.......though accents are not the greatest, the story is entertaining....most importantly survive an escape attempt from the camp.Christian Bale in the lead role is as interesting as ever....Steve Zahn and the others do a fine job as well.The story itself reeks of PG-13isms..... ... Full Review

This is Herzog's method, and that, plus a quietly powerful musical score and some neo-romantic cinematography (the film was shot in northern Thailand, and the scenery is gorgeous), make "Rescue Dawn" more lyrical than gritty. It's a surprisingly lyrical story ... Full Review

Herzog's best films....a director less anxious to show the world what a crazy artistic genius he is....Herzog's most accessible, and enjoyable, film.... ... Full Review

Rescue Dawn is quite possibly one of the most honest movies you'll see this year, and judging from the passion I saw from the director and actors in the special features, they don't give a damn whether this movie makes bank or wins awards. Directed by Werner Herzog, who brings plenty of credibility to the project, the biggest flaw in this film is its adherence to the original story. ... Full Review

it doesn't detract from a very good drama acted with muscular conviction throughout by Bale.....a little like Bale's gaunt nightmare in The Machinist, or indeed Bale's gaunt nightmare at the end of this film.....Jeremy Davies gives an outstanding performance as Gene, the third American, who has become psychologically unglued after years of captivity in the bamboo prison.....Here, the British-born star Christian Bale brings his formidable presence and concentration to the part of Dengler;.... ... Full Review

It's good to see Herzog back in harness with actors. In this, Herzog finds another human mystery that would be hard to credit, were it not for the great sense of reality that he creates. ... Full Review

who is portrayed in the film as untrustworthy and deranged.....Certainly it's one of the better films to be released in 2008, and undoubtedly one of the better war movies of recent years.....Herzog too has come in for much condemnation from the family of Gene DeBruin -....Herzog weaves prior to its concluding 10 minutes and secondly, Herzog tends to portray the natives of Laos and Vietnam with little sympathy..... ... Full Review

Rescue Dawn is a deeply odd Vietnam War movie about an American pilot (Christian Bale) who is shot down on his first (illegal) mission into Laos. ... Full Review