Review of Rescue Dawn (2007) by Joshua D — 19 Dec 2015

Great war thriller-drama. Bale and Zahn put on incredible performances, with this being Steve Zahn's best performance we've ever seen!

This review of Rescue Dawn (2007) was written by Joshua D on 19 Dec 2015.

Rescue Dawn has generally received positive reviews.

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