Review of Death Wish (2018) by Greg V — 03 Mar 2018

I enjoyed the movie, and find the critics were way off base.

This review of Death Wish (2018) was written by Greg V on 03 Mar 2018.

Death Wish has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Simon G (367) on 27 Dec 2018

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