Review of Freakonomics (2010) by Chris Barsanti for Filmcritic.com — 29 Sep 2010

Hardly lives up to its promise, or even its title.

This review of Freakonomics (2010) was written by Chris Barsanti and published by Filmcritic.com on 29 Sep 2010.

Freakonomics has generally received mixed reviews.

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