Review of Breaking News (2010) by Sean W — 06 Jun 2007

Great foreign action flick. The opening is a great "long shot" sequence.

This review of Breaking News (2010) was written by Sean W on 06 Jun 2007.

Breaking News has generally received mixed reviews.

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