Review of Blaze (1989) by Brent S — 17 Jul 2007

A fun movie to watch. Newman gives a great performance and Lolita Davidovich provides the fire.

This review of Blaze (1989) was written by Brent S on 17 Jul 2007.

Blaze has generally received mixed reviews.

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