Review of Clover (2020) by Simon Abrams for RogerEbert.com — 03 Apr 2020

So while Clover may not be original, it is pretty watchable.

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This review of Clover (2020) was written by Simon Abrams and published by RogerEbert.com on 03 Apr 2020.

Clover has generally received mixed reviews.

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