Review of Rescue Dawn (2007) by Mageshwaran S — 07 Nov 2009

Crazy and very good movie! Boring in the first half but the ending is worth it. For sure a feel good movie! And every actor was awesome.

This review of Rescue Dawn (2007) was written by Mageshwaran S on 07 Nov 2009.

Rescue Dawn has generally received positive reviews.

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