Review of Gothic (1987) by Chantal L — 17 Jul 2007

Gabriel Byrne is awesome as always. Interesting visuals.

This review of Gothic (1987) was written by Chantal L on 17 Jul 2007.

Gothic has generally received mixed reviews.

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