Review of Flyboys (2006) by Tim H — 21 Mar 2008

Truly terrible. WTF was Jean Reno doing in this travesty ?

This review of Flyboys (2006) was written by Tim H on 21 Mar 2008.

Flyboys has generally received positive reviews.

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