Review of Special Correspondents (2016) by Gomi A — 05 May 2016

Not classic Gervais by any means, but it has some laughs, and has a charming, if a little hollywood cliched, love story at its heart.

This review of Special Correspondents (2016) was written by Gomi A on 05 May 2016.

Special Correspondents has generally received mixed reviews.

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