Review of Great Balls of Fire! (1989) by Adam T — 14 Feb 2008

Over the top performance but need to see the rest of this biopic about the 'killer'.

This review of Great Balls of Fire! (1989) was written by Adam T on 14 Feb 2008.

Great Balls of Fire! has generally received mixed reviews.

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