Review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) by Kenton L — 18 Oct 2008

A good disaster movie that was worth watching. I might be interested in seeing the original someday.

This review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) was written by Kenton L on 18 Oct 2008.

Flight of the Phoenix has generally received mixed reviews.

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