Review of Dead Calm (1989) by Jayne L — 02 Feb 2008

Fun, scary, claustrophobic...a great thriller.

This review of Dead Calm (1989) was written by Jayne L on 02 Feb 2008.

Dead Calm has generally received positive reviews.

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