Review of Bernie (2012) by Ruokang H — 05 Oct 2013

Shirley MacLaine, Jack Black. What's not to like?

This review of Bernie (2012) was written by Ruokang H on 05 Oct 2013.

Bernie has generally received positive reviews.

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