Far away from a regular commercial movie, Rescue Dawn shows the story of a American pilot recruited for the Vietnam War that is made of prisoner by Vietcong's. This movie doesn't take sides; it just shows facts that are based in a true story, and that's where its merit is.
Honestly, after watching several Christian Bale's movies, I can say without any doubt that this is his best one. The same applies to Steve Zahn. The impression I had is that they had the maximum of commitment possible for the production (proof of that is that they lost a lot of weight) and that no other actors could do the job in a better way.
The reason of the 9/10 is that the movie is a little bit monotone and repetitive; even thought this kind of movie demands more dedication and time to make it as real as possible. As I have said before, this is not a commercial movie, so if you want to spend as afternoon watching a good popcorn-movie, this is not the one for it.
Honestly, after watching several Christian Bale's movies, I can say without any doubt that this is his best one. The same applies to Steve Zahn. The impression I had is that they had the maximum of commitment possible for the production (proof of that is that they lost a lot of weight) and that no other actors could do the job in a better way.
The reason of the 9/10 is that the movie is a little bit monotone and repetitive; even thought this kind of movie demands more dedication and time to make it as real as possible. As I have said before, this is not a commercial movie, so if you want to spend as afternoon watching a good popcorn-movie, this is not the one for it.