Review of Darkman (1990) by Mattia M — 20 May 2012

[as of right now] I haven't seen the sequels but I kinda want to. I don't want to ruin the movie series but I loved this one and Liam Neeson was awesome [as usual].

This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Mattia M on 20 May 2012.

Darkman has generally received positive reviews.

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