Review of Braid (2019) by Sweetersonya79 — 08 Feb 2019

Pretentious and full of itself. meandering nonsense. you have to be high for it to keep your attention.

This review of Braid (2019) was written by Sweetersonya79 on 08 Feb 2019.

Braid has generally received mixed reviews.

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