Review of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) by Brooke F — 01 Feb 2009

Ahh its really damn good, but I missed the end and its killing me to know what happen.

This review of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) was written by Brooke F on 01 Feb 2009.

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