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Before Dawn

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After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive--without leaving another man behind.
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Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 04/05/2024
1.5/5
I had trouble suspending disbelief. To start with, for all the effort that has gone into digging trenches and sourcing uniforms, I was never entirely persuaded that the heroes were fighting on the Western Front. Go to Full Review
Luke Buckmaster Guardian 04/05/2024
2/5
There were times, particularly early on, when I couldn’t help but think, “These are just actors performing in a hole in the ground.” Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider Apr 21
The movie just doesn’t differentiate itself from other films of its ilk. Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 10/03/2024
The script needs a bit more time, a bit more work, the direction needs a bit more finessing, the acting is as it can with the writing and direction, and the cinematography saves the film from feeling like a bit of a waste of time. Go to Full Review
Justin Bower Loud and Clear Reviews 09/20/2024
2.5/5
Before Dawn had the potential to rise above an oversaturation of World War movies, but fails to deliver substantive character development and smooth editing. Go to Full Review
Joel Copling Spectrum Culture 07/23/2024
There are no new ideas in Before Dawn. Go to Full Review
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Peter W Sep 2 Overall, I have mixed feelings about this dramatic war film. While some heart-warming moments and excellent acting are delivered mainly by the lead actor, Levi Miller, the side performances are questionable, and the dialogue delivery often seems wooden and clunky. Unfortunately, the movie's first half is slow, and the music score does not fit well with the story. However, the film does end strongly and powerfully, and the costume designs and on-screen explosion effects are impressive and great to experience on the big screen. Before Dawn has some excellent elements but misses opportunities. See more Dermot M Apr 20 the horrors of WW1 in the trenches, a thought provoking film, well acted and brought a sense of the helplessness that must have been felt by the soldiers. don't understand why the critics would score it so low, well worth watching. See more Sean O Feb 1 The top critic obviously is clueless about WW1.... And futility of war. But he probably loves his Anzac biscuits without understanding it's origin... A lack of official resources... A more modern example of this was GPS during the gulf war. Military GPS was 1m accurate, consumer was 15m accurate. But it was such a life saver US family members were sending consumer gear to their family in the war.... As a result the US military increased the accuracy of all GPS. The crazy mix of politics, economy, science that gets driven through hatred and war. See more Ken S Feb 1 Surprisingly negative reviews by the critics led me to believe they knew little about the horrors of worldwar 1 trench warfare. I thought it is was extremely realistic perhaps more so than all quiet on the western front. Good acting the only let down was skipping between the main characters getting shot on the Hindenburg line to the moment of the armstice when the guns fell silent. Overall a surprisingly good movie that I have to rate highly See more Lisa H Jan 27 The fact the dialogue isn’t strong makes sense—the young blokes are Aussie, and it’s not supposed to be 2024. But as their trench days go on—92, 400, 773, 843—the lads stay just as strong, healthy & stylist-groomed as they do at the start, sanitizing the hellish-horror of war. So, I’d give it 4-stars for casting & cinematography, but only 2 for story & character development; 3 on average that is, as a clean-shaven version of history for mass-viewing. See more Wicked F Jan 6 Compared to other war films, this one for me wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst either. The film had good cinematic moments, but lacked depth in some areas. The beginning fell flat, and took me out of the moment for a while, but eventually it pulled itself back. In some ways the film felt like a rush to get into battle, which isn't always a bad thing, but in this case, I would had liked to explore the characters more before seeing them in battle, rather than the small amount we did get to explore. The visual effects were not bad, but the film relied more on sound to convey scenes in some areas, which was fine in some parts, but in not others, as it didn't feel immersive. Overall, the film wasn't too bad, but there were definitely some areas which could have been improved. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive--without leaving another man behind.
Director
Jordon Prince-Wright
Producer
Jordon Prince-Wright
Screenwriter
Jarrad Russell
Distributor
Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co
Prince-Wright Productions
Rating
R
Genre
War, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 19, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2024
Runtime
1h 35m
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