Review of Bloody Sunday (2002) by Tina R — 23 Feb 2010

X:You shot civilist...

Y:Adrenaline.

Some stuff just should never happen... :S.

This review of Bloody Sunday (2002) was written by Tina R on 23 Feb 2010.

Bloody Sunday has generally received very positive reviews.

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