Review of Being Evel (2015) by Epicladysponge — 01 Apr 2016

Being Evel is just... being Evel.... who wanted to be a legendary daredevil and he got his wish. With this movie, you'll see how the extremeness goes and you'll love it no matter what.

This review of Being Evel (2015) was written by Epicladysponge on 01 Apr 2016.

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By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 30 Aug 2015

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