Review of Firstborn (1984) by Karen W — 03 Apr 2012

This movie really touched on Post Partum Depression....

This review of Firstborn (1984) was written by Karen W on 03 Apr 2012.

Firstborn has generally received mixed reviews.

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I want 2 see dis coz it could be funny or it could be boring so Im gonna put dis 5 star because we have 2 try everything in life so lol…

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