Review of Dahmer (2002) by Stefan Birgir Stefansson for sbs.is — 07 Aug 2004

A little too boring, when you think about the subject.

This review of Dahmer (2002) was written by Stefan Birgir Stefansson and published by sbs.is on 07 Aug 2004.

Dahmer has generally received mixed reviews.

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