Review of Blood on the Mountain (2016) by Scott M — 23 May 2017

Intersting at first then devoles into a political rant agaist coal. Ruined the entire movie.

This review of Blood on the Mountain (2016) was written by Scott M on 23 May 2017.

Blood on the Mountain has generally received positive reviews.

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