Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

karlmardson Rescue Dawn is a great tale of a US soldier who is captured by Vietnamese forces after his flying mission fails and he somehow manages to land safety after surviving the crash. It is a great man vs nature film shot in the lush jungles of Thailand using some cool camera techniques. Christian Bale plays the main lead and he goes to such extremes to make the film- something not atypical of him- that you must commend him for it. Werner Herzog is the man behind the camera and this might be his most accessible feature film and as you know- anything with Herzog's name is worth a watch.

adonis98-743-186503 A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. Rescue Dawn packs 2 great leading performances by Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Steve Zahn (Speak) but although it's based upon a true story i didn't feel that much of energy as other films of this genre like Hacksaw Ridge or even Lone Survivor and i understand that the film was meant to be like this have a lot of long conversations and try to showcase upon these 2 men to try escape from that village that they were taken hostage but i honestly believe that a bit more action would have made it much better but that doesn't mean that the film was bad it was very well shot and edited and Christian Bale was really good here as i already said now my second flaw with the movie was that the plane crush sequence looked horrible with cgi effects that look like they came out of an 80's film but overall Rescue Dawn is a great true story film about a man that wants to escape and go back home and for that i'm going to give it an 7.3 out of 10!!!

Leofwine_draca German director Werner Herzog is well known for his jungle-set pictures as well as his documentaries, and the look of this film is heavily inspired by both. It has a gritty, realistic edge to it that ties in with the fact that it's based on a true story, and Herzog's a guy striving for realism throughout. At the end of the day, RESCUE DAWN is simply another Vietnam P.O.W. flick, but that's fine as Hollywood hasn't made one in a while. This film has a taut and compelling narrative and benefits hugely from some excellent performances, especially from the central duo of Christian Bale and Steve Zahn. Bale, who loses weight again for the role after his turn in THE MACHINIST, is typically excellent, but it's Zahn who comes as the biggest surprise. This is a guy typically typecast in comedies but he gives a great dramatic turn here.The story is pretty predictable and infused with a level of grittiness that incorporates torture, hardships, deprivation, and killing. It comes as no surprise that the second half is an escape picture, with our heroes tackling everything the jungle throws at them in their bid for survival. Not since Ruggero Deodato's gruelling cannibal epics circa 1980 has a film made us feel the sweaty confines of the jungle so much. A truly heartwarming ending lifts our spirits a little, but in the end this is a roller-coaster ride of emotion and another example of the triumph of the human spirit. Great stuff.

juneebuggy This movie was based on the true story of a US Navy fighter pilots struggle for survival after being shot down and captured during a mission over Laos during the Vietnam war. And considering the source material this should have been an excellent movie. Somehow though it seemed a bit cheesy at times and wound up feeling more like an episode of Locked Up Abroad, with the bad re-enactments.Steve Zahn does a great job as a fellow POW as does Jeremy Davies but Christian Bale is terrible, with the best part of his acting job being the weight loss. I also found the sound of his voice annoying particularly when he's yelling, weird I know. The ending is also too much, with the kidnapping back to the ship (Rescue Dawn) and all the rah, rah once aboard, like he's a rock star or something. So bad, I can't believe this part really happened. In all honestly I never got the feel of the 60's here either, maybe the 80's. Disappointing as a whole. 7/5/14