Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) by Private U — 12 Sep 2009

Seriously? A movie about the flag raisers? I tried watching it for the first hour and gave up.

This review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was written by Private U on 12 Sep 2009.

Flags of Our Fathers has generally received positive reviews.

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