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
Rescue Dawn (2007)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 144 Fresh: 130 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
Director Werner Herzog has once again made a compelling tale of man v.s nature, and Christian Bale completely immerses himself in the role.
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Theatrical Release: 23-11-2007
Synopsis: Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Marshall Bell, Zach Grenier
Reviews
An effective, unassuming and old-fashioned action adventure which is - perhaps a little faute de mieux - probably the best film of the week.
11/23/07
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The only problem with director Werner Herzog’s well-paced film is that it seems to have little point beyond admiring Dengler’s tenacity.
11/23/07
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The performances are worryingly Method. Bale eats bowls of maggots. I had to look away when he tucked into a live snake.
11/23/07
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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
11/23/07
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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.
11/23/07
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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.
11/23/07
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.
11/23/07
Top Critic
For fans of visceral, lean and taut cinema, this is an object lesson in power and economy.
11/23/07
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.
11/21/07
Top Critic
Like taking a family holiday to the Dordogne: sure it looks good but haven't we been here before?
11/21/07
Riveting wartime thriller, superbly directed by Werner Herzog and featuring yet another terrific performance by Christian Bale.
10/27/07
Expertly filmed and vividly well-acted, this true-life war thriller is remarkably understated and yet powerfully gripping and moving.
01/25/07
Rescue Dawn wouldn't be half the film it is if it were not for the stellar performances by Bale and Zahn.
07/23/08
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.
04/18/08
Complex and multi-faceted, Herzog has made a film with the skin of an action movie and the heart of a rhythmic, reflective poem
02/28/08
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.
12/06/07
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11/23/07
Top Critic
Rescue Dawn is one of those rare war action dramas that works on several levels, all of them valid and meaningful
11/17/07
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.
10/12/07
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