Review of Bottle Rocket (1996) by Amy S — 01 Feb 2009

Dignan: They'll never catch me... because I'm fucking innocent.

This review of Bottle Rocket (1996) was written by Amy S on 01 Feb 2009.

Bottle Rocket has generally received positive reviews.

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