Review of Frantic (1988) by Tony T — 07 May 2010

The movie was pretty good. It still bothers me that the director is a pedophile hiding from the law.

This review of Frantic (1988) was written by Tony T on 07 May 2010.

Frantic has generally received positive reviews.

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