Review of It's Entertainment (2014) by Daniel P — 11 Oct 2015

Bizarre, divisive, bleak, black comedy, with a superlative music score and an incredibly deranged lead performance.

This review of It's Entertainment (2014) was written by Daniel P on 11 Oct 2015.

It's Entertainment has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Nov 2015

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