Review of Desperate Measures (1998) by Timeen * — 16 Jul 2008

Love these two actors, and this story was good, but thought it had alot more potential......the plot could have been a little deeper.

This review of Desperate Measures (1998) was written by Timeen * on 16 Jul 2008.

Desperate Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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