Review of Fright Night (2011) by James W — 01 Nov 2013

Criminally underseen. A blast of a movie. Farrell and Yelchin kill it.

This review of Fright Night (2011) was written by James W on 01 Nov 2013.

Fright Night has generally received positive reviews.

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