Review of Blackthorn (2011) by Corc79 — 02 Feb 2012

Great movie. Seeing as only a couple westerns in the past decade can even be considered decent, this was a real score. Too bad barely anyone even knows it was made...

This review of Blackthorn (2011) was written by Corc79 on 02 Feb 2012.

Blackthorn has generally received positive reviews.

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