Review of Clockwise (1986) by Erik L — 13 Jun 2007

I never fall asleep to movies, exept this one.

This review of Clockwise (1986) was written by Erik L on 13 Jun 2007.

Clockwise has generally received positive reviews.

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Right Right! Left Left! It's beautiful to watch John Cleese exacerbating every single thing in the world…

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John Cleese is hilarious as the Headmaster in this funny British comedy…

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