Review of Gomorrah (2008) by Johnpaul V — 30 Nov 2009

Awesome. I wanna go to naples now. with some guns...

This review of Gomorrah (2008) was written by Johnpaul V on 30 Nov 2009.

Gomorrah has generally received positive reviews.

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