Review of Birthday Girl (2002) by Fernanda P — 09 Mar 2007

As far as suspense thrillers go, Birthday Girl surprised me and kept the creative twists coming to the end.

This review of Birthday Girl (2002) was written by Fernanda P on 09 Mar 2007.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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