Review of Journey to the West (2014) by Audrey T — 10 Aug 2016

This movie is great! It's so different from most movies I've seen, and the best way for me to describe it is somewhere between live action anime and cool indie movie.

This review of Journey to the West (2014) was written by Audrey T on 10 Aug 2016.

Journey to the West has generally received positive reviews.

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