Review of Body at Brighton Rock (2019) by Ithewmat — 03 Sep 2019

Was not good enough, or bad enough to be good. Was it supposed to be funny? It felt genreless. Everything is wrong. Impressively consistantly wrong.

This review of Body at Brighton Rock (2019) was written by Ithewmat on 03 Sep 2019.

Body at Brighton Rock has generally received mixed reviews.

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