Rescue Dawn - 7.0

Warner Herzog's gritty Vietnam P.O.W. film benefits from some beautiful shots and very good performances from Christian Bale and Steve Zahn. Herzog does a good job of presenting a realistic portrayal of life beyond enemy lines and never falling into the trap of glamorizing any part of warfare. My only complaint was an overly (and unnecessarily) sappy final scene, but overall, this was a pretty good movie. Oscar Outlook Bale and Zahn's performances are worthy of nominations but there's just so much competition. Bale, in particular, is due for his first nomination and with this and 3:10 to Yuma both being so well-received this year, it would seem he has at least an outside shot of slipping in there for a Best Actor nomination for one or the other. Rescue Dawn could also easily receive a nomination for Best Cinematography. Predictions Not enough hype surrounding it and too many other good performances out there, so no acting nominations. And of course no nominations in any of the other major categories.