Review of Frantic (1988) by Pepijn H — 05 Oct 2007

One of Polanski's best. Harrison Ford, well he's Harrison Ford!

This review of Frantic (1988) was written by Pepijn H on 05 Oct 2007.

Frantic has generally received positive reviews.

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