Review of Fright Night (2011) by Pierluigi F — 22 Jan 2014

"Boring revamp" suits just perfectly. I expected something more after all these years. Avoidable.

This review of Fright Night (2011) was written by Pierluigi F on 22 Jan 2014.

Fright Night has generally received positive reviews.

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