Review of Death to Smoochy (2002) by Sarah H — 07 Jun 2009

Freaking hilarious dark comedy, hurray for Danny DeVito!

This review of Death to Smoochy (2002) was written by Sarah H on 07 Jun 2009.

Death to Smoochy has generally received mixed reviews.

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