Review of Doomsday (2008) by Nikki D — 02 Nov 2013

Good effort but not outstanding. Enjoyable, but not engaging.

This review of Doomsday (2008) was written by Nikki D on 02 Nov 2013.

Doomsday has generally received mixed reviews.

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