Review of Free State of Jones (2016) by Larry B — 20 Jul 2016

Learn a lot of history from this movie. I thought Matthew did an excellent job!

This review of Free State of Jones (2016) was written by Larry B on 20 Jul 2016.

Free State of Jones has generally received positive reviews.

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