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Movie critics combined give Rescue Dawn (2007) a score of 3.0642 out of 4
based on (102) reviews
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Excellent
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Very Good
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(53)
Good
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Good
(22)
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Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
often great, and in all the ways that Herzog's cinema can be great ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
Politics aside, Herzog uses a realistic tone to depict a high-energy capture and escape. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Perhaps if [director Herzog] had tossed in a few Chevys that transform into robots, the studio would have given him the cash to make Rescue Dawn definitive, instead of generic, which is the best he manages here. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (Jette Kernion)Cinematical (Jette Kernion)
Lush visuals and a fascinating story ... but hardcore Herzog fans may not approve. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Cinematical (Jette Kernion)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
It's a good movie, maybe even a very good movie. But something is lacking. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Maxim (Pete Hammond)Maxim (Pete Hammond)
A harrowing and inspiring tale of courage and endurance. It shows us the best in ourselves. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)
So here we are, mired in a stupid, loathsome war, and what does Werner Herzog do? He creates an absolutely riveting sort-of love letter to America that takes place during that last stupid, loathsome U.S. war, Vietnam. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.com (--)Bullz-Eye.com (--)
...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Bullz-Eye.com (--)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
This works because of the cast inside the camp. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Scott Bowles)USA Today (Scott Bowles)
As prison-break movies go, Rescue ranks among the best. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at USA Today (Scott Bowles)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Problematic is Herzog's wildly romanticized view of his protagonist. No matter what tortures he faces, Dieter never has a moment of vulnerability. He's not a man, he's a superhero. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
While Herzog has hardly sold out, he has tamed his inner filmmaking demons long enough to make a respectable movie that won't ruffle any feathers during the summer film season. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Its tone is reflective, not combative, and it operates on a lulling rhythm, so that the jungles become either mesmerizing or a narcotic, depending on your blood sugar. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Exactly no more and no less than what it is. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Essentially a fictionalization of the documentary he made in 1997, the film seems like fertile ground for this unpredictable director. But his painstakingly plain dramatization of Dengler's experience ultimately rings hollow. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Bruce DeMara)Toronto Star (Bruce DeMara)
Workmanlike and watchable, Rescue Dawn is nonetheless a disappointment in its depiction of a hero with plenty of scars but little depth or substance beyond an iron will. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Toronto Star (Bruce DeMara)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
The whole last act is, to borrow a Martin Amis phrase, a losing war against cliché." ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Barbara Goslawski)Boxoffice Magazine (Barbara Goslawski)
The audience receives no new insights into the horrors of war and no answers to its ever-present conundrum. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Barbara Goslawski)
Rescue Dawn (2007) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Combined with the semi-slow story, this might be a movie better seen on DVD where you can turn on the subtitles and enjoy it at home. ...read the complete Rescue Dawn movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
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Overall Rating:
3.0813
Rescue Dawn (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Avg Critic Score:
3.0642
Rescue Dawn (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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