Review of Fyre (2019) by Grantd243 — 04 Jun 2019

A competently made documentary about a completely incompetent sequence of business decisions and events.

This review of Fyre (2019) was written by Grantd243 on 04 Jun 2019.

Fyre has generally received positive reviews.

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