Review of Failure to Launch (2006) by Rini N — 17 Sep 2011

The idea was mainly good, but in the end ...

This review of Failure to Launch (2006) was written by Rini N on 17 Sep 2011.

Failure to Launch has generally received mixed reviews.

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