4/5

Rescue Dawn wouldn't be half the film it is if it were not for the stellar performances by Bale and Zahn.

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07/23/08

N/A

At first glance, "Rescue Dawn" might seem like Herzog gone Hollywood, but it's still very much the man's work. Herzog has his cake and eats it too.

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04/18/08

8/10

Complex and multi-faceted, Herzog has made a film with the skin of an action movie and the heart of a rhythmic, reflective poem

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02/28/08

4/5

Emocionante como aventura e como exemplo da força do espírito humano, comprova o talento inquestionável de Herzog, um dos diretores contemporâneos mais importantes e surpreendentes.

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12/06/07

3/5

What we miss is the real Herzogian touch that can translate tales of derringdo into something more than mere adventure and stir the soul as well as the heart and mind.

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11/23/07

3/5

An effective, unassuming and old-fashioned action adventure which is - perhaps a little faute de mieux - probably the best film of the week.

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11/23/07

4/5

The only problem with director Werner Herzog’s well-paced film is that it seems to have little point beyond admiring Dengler’s tenacity.

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11/23/07

3/5

The performances are worryingly Method. Bale eats bowls of maggots. I had to look away when he tucked into a live snake.

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11/23/07

3/5

While you have to admire Bale’s dedication – he looks like a human skeleton – the film slows to a crawl in the middle as Dengler attempts to survive life in prison. Proceedings may pick up in the last half hour, but getting there proves to be an endurance

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11/23/07

4/5

Overlong and structurally compromised, this powerful, precision-tooled film expertly illustrates just how (altogether now): fear can keep you prisoner but hope can set you free.

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11/23/07

4/5

Ray Mears has nothing on Werner Herzog. A rough guide to survival in the cruel, cruel world, with a captivating central performance from Christian Bale. Gripping, emotional and, oddly, gloriously optimistic.

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11/23/07

3/5

A quirky first half of torture, starvation and, um, stinky farts gives way to crazed jungle fever as Dengler leads a great escape into the heart of darkness.

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11/23/07

4/5

For fans of visceral, lean and taut cinema, this is an object lesson in power and economy.

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11/23/07

3/5

Herzog’s planted rather too firmly in his discomfort zone, but Bale once again confirms himself as one of our most intense, committed and watchable actors.

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11/21/07

3/5

Like taking a family holiday to the Dordogne: sure it looks good but haven't we been here before?

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11/21/07

N/A

Rescue Dawn is one of those rare war action dramas that works on several levels, all of them valid and meaningful

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11/17/07

4/5

Riveting wartime thriller, superbly directed by Werner Herzog and featuring yet another terrific performance by Christian Bale.

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10/27/07

4/4

Even as this film is being proclaimed as Herzog's "most accessible" yet, there are still some serious layers of beauty and depth that go beyond most any film you'll see this year.

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10/12/07

3/4

Herzog's POW movie doesn't have swagger. It has bravery, cunning, and triumph, tempered by reality.

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10/04/07