Review of Firewall (2006) by Janet L — 01 Jul 2008

Harrison ford, I can believe indy, but not this.

This review of Firewall (2006) was written by Janet L on 01 Jul 2008.

Firewall has generally received mixed reviews.

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yeaaa...if you could not put Bettany as the villain...that would be great…

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