Review of Bad Education (2004) by Joy S — 26 Jan 2008

Beautiful, Captivating, Original and SHOCKing. Gael is a phenomenal actor, and I should probably give this movie a higher rating.

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Joy S on 26 Jan 2008.

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