Review of Dream House (2011) by Dawn G — 13 Mar 2012

Kinda weird...tried too hard to be shocking...gave up the twist too early on. Rest of it dragged on....

This review of Dream House (2011) was written by Dawn G on 13 Mar 2012.

Dream House has generally received mixed reviews.

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