Review of Jindabyne (2006) by Michael P — 02 Aug 2008

Very slow, boring, really wrong, who thinks of these things???

This review of Jindabyne (2006) was written by Michael P on 02 Aug 2008.

Jindabyne has generally received mixed reviews.

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