Review of The Midnight After (2014) by Ryan H — 02 Sep 2014

Hong Kong's kooky and meandering 'The World's End'. Simon Yam is not Simon Pegg, Suet Lam is not Nick Frost, and Fruit Chan is definitely not Edgar Wright.

This review of The Midnight After (2014) was written by Ryan H on 02 Sep 2014.

The Midnight After has generally received mixed reviews.

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