Review of Bottle Rocket (1996) by Lucy S — 09 Jan 2009

I can't for the life of me remember what the hell this movie was about.

This review of Bottle Rocket (1996) was written by Lucy S on 09 Jan 2009.

Bottle Rocket has generally received positive reviews.

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