Review of A Time to Kill (1996) by George W — 26 Dec 2014

Remarkably bad considering the talent involved in this across the board. The writing is so awful it completely took me out of the movie. 4.3 of 10.

This review of A Time to Kill (1996) was written by George W on 26 Dec 2014.

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