Review of Eastern Promises (2007) by Steve B — 17 Aug 2013

Viggo Mortensen convincing in an action movie - surprise for me. Not very good, but it has enough originality to make it worth seeing.

This review of Eastern Promises (2007) was written by Steve B on 17 Aug 2013.

Eastern Promises has generally received very positive reviews.

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