Review of Bringing Down the House (2003) by Joanna C — 08 May 2008

Queen Latifah you were a wonderful maid in this movie :).

This review of Bringing Down the House (2003) was written by Joanna C on 08 May 2008.

Bringing Down the House has generally received mixed reviews.

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