Review of Chernobyl Diaries (2012) by Boyd O — 09 Feb 2013

Dissapointing much... Overacting, cliché after cliché scenes... Gotta say the scenario was brilliant, just the execution of the story was rubbish! :(.

This review of Chernobyl Diaries (2012) was written by Boyd O on 09 Feb 2013.

Chernobyl Diaries has generally received mixed reviews.

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