Review of Father of Invention (2010) by Drew B — 11 Jan 2014

Very sweet, but awful use of Spacey, predictable, depressing, and full of dumb unneeded cliches.

This review of Father of Invention (2010) was written by Drew B on 11 Jan 2014.

Father of Invention has generally received negative reviews.

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