Review of Home of the Brave (2006) by Chris B — 24 Oct 2007

Flawed, but showed some promise. I definitely saw why this movie flopped and yet- I saw some decent points in it as well. Biel is a terrible actress!

This review of Home of the Brave (2006) was written by Chris B on 24 Oct 2007.

Home of the Brave has generally received mixed reviews.

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