Review of The Monkey's Paw (2013) by Chris J — 12 Apr 2016

They somehow couldn't even tell the proper "Monkey's Paw" premise and story.. Pfffft.

This review of The Monkey's Paw (2013) was written by Chris J on 12 Apr 2016.

The Monkey's Paw has generally received negative reviews.

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Could have been really good, but it was just kind of okay. Not sure where it fell short, but it wasn't doing it for me…

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