Review of Demolition (2016) by Mad M — 15 Jul 2016

Terrific. Fresh, funny, quirky story. The writing and character interactions was very original.

This review of Demolition (2016) was written by Mad M on 15 Jul 2016.

Demolition has generally received positive reviews.

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How on earth can 20th century women get better reviews than rhis one?!? excellent performance by all actors, nice storyline, well directed…

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