Review of Rescue Dawn (2007) by Jay L — 05 Aug 2012

I love Christian Bale, but the movie was just too slow.

This review of Rescue Dawn (2007) was written by Jay L on 05 Aug 2012.

Rescue Dawn has generally received positive reviews.

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