Review of Colossal (2017) by Alice Clearman F — 08 Aug 2017

Critics are in left field - movie was atrocious. I'm actually dumber for having watched it.

This review of Colossal (2017) was written by Alice Clearman F on 08 Aug 2017.

Colossal has generally received positive reviews.

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