Review of Lemon (2017) by Matthew Passantino for Film Threat — 24 Aug 2017

In the end, Lemon is a barely functioning film.

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This review of Lemon (2017) was written by Matthew Passantino and published by Film Threat on 24 Aug 2017.

Lemon has generally received mixed reviews.

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