
When a blue-collar surfer avenges his brother's murder, he discovers he killed the wrong man by mistake and joins the Marines to escape his past, only to face it at gunpoint upon his return to the US, when he must survive a grieving mother bent on revenge.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a blue-collar surfer avenges his brother's murder, he discovers he killed the wrong man by mistake and joins the Marines to escape his past, only to face it at gunpoint upon his return to the US, when he must survive a grieving mother bent on revenge.
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| The DissolveChris KlimekThere’s a certain undeniable gravity to John’s tragic arc. But Dawn Patrol feels distended and awkwardly paced despite a lean, 87-minute runtime. |
| ObserverRex ReedStranded is no blockbuster, but it manages to pass the time better than most of them have done in this summer of discontent. |
| Slant MagazineDean EssnerIt may suggest an Alien incarnate, but once you get past its exterior, it's as empty as outer space. |
| VarietyJustin ChangAnother blandly competent, thoroughly forgettable low-budget sci-fier assembled from the stray parts of other, better movies. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe actors work hard to make us feel their fear of a creature that, for much of the movie, we don’t get to see. We don’t really need to see it, because we’ve seen it or something like it before. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe kind of middling thriller you might stop to watch if you came across it on cable, director Roger Christian’s “Alien” knockoff is presumably only in theaters because Christian Slater’s contract demanded it. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAs over-the-top operatic and inexplicable as Dawn Patrol can be, producer and star Eastwood remains captivating and charismatic, ultimately serving as a grounding element within the swirl of emotional drama and almost saving the film from going overboard. |
| Slant MagazineClayton DillardThe opposite of enlightenment, the film hides its anxieties behind a mélange of third-rate grit and playful xenophobia. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPlaying like a white-trash Greek tragedy, Dawn Patrol squanders the good will that budding screen heartthrob Scott Eastwood earned for his recent starring turn in "The Longest Ride." |
| Village VoiceDanny KingThe developments keep getting more outrageous from there, with the psychologies of the characters becoming increasingly bizarre. |