Review of Blood Simple (1985) by Hunter H — 03 Oct 2008

Have to watch it. It keeps ur eyes wide open =).

Nice music too.

This review of Blood Simple (1985) was written by Hunter H on 03 Oct 2008.

Blood Simple has generally received very positive reviews.

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