Review of Grindhouse (2007) by Melanie S — 01 Apr 2012

Planet Terror was perfect, Death Proof was overly verbose.

This review of Grindhouse (2007) was written by Melanie S on 01 Apr 2012.

Grindhouse has generally received very positive reviews.

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