Fresh
Rescue Dawn may not feel much like a Herzog movie, but it's a gripping real-life thriller.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Rescue Dawn
A true story of survival... declassified.
2007 · 2h 5m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, War
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Overview
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
But just as exciting -- maybe even more so, for those who love the medium and, especially, the uplift of the great-escape genre -- Rescue Dawn is a triumphant Werner Herzog movie.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Herzog builds this movie around another strong, eccentric performance from Bale, who is gaining a reputation for outsized talent and for downsized physicality.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
Although the film delivers the expected action and efficiently jacks up the suspense, longtime devotees of the director will undoubtedly miss the visionary qualities that have long distinguished his work.
Cliff Froehlich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
It's easy to understand why Herzog was driven to tell this story twice.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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