Review of Holy Man (1998) by Ben P — 13 Mar 2010

Strange movie, but its awesome, the acting is great one of my fav eddie murphy film.

This review of Holy Man (1998) was written by Ben P on 13 Mar 2010.

Holy Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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