Review of Bamboozled (2000) by Jason R — 29 Jun 2007

This is a brilliant satire. It's sort of like Spike Lee tackling the premise of The Producers.

This review of Bamboozled (2000) was written by Jason R on 29 Jun 2007.

Bamboozled has generally received positive reviews.

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