Review of Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) by Johnny G — 06 Feb 2010

The begining is nice but overall too slow.

This review of Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) was written by Johnny G on 06 Feb 2010.

Five Minutes of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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