Review of Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) by Chris K — 12 Jun 2010

Love liam's movies but this one was just too much story and not enough action.

This review of Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) was written by Chris K on 12 Jun 2010.

Five Minutes of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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