Review of Bamboozled (2000) by Erik S — 01 Sep 2007

This movie is either terrible or incredible. Maybe both.

This review of Bamboozled (2000) was written by Erik S on 01 Sep 2007.

Bamboozled has generally received positive reviews.

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