Review of Ammonite (2020) by Markybaker — 17 Nov 2021

I live in Lyme regis and this film the worst ever and hasn’t our town any favours at all.

This review of Ammonite (2020) was written by Markybaker on 17 Nov 2021.

Ammonite has generally received positive reviews.

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