Review of Doomsday (2008) by Roland S — 02 Aug 2009

Escape from New York City meets Mad Max. In Scotland.

This review of Doomsday (2008) was written by Roland S on 02 Aug 2009.

Doomsday has generally received mixed reviews.

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