Review of John Carter (2012) by Mario M — 10 Feb 2015

Very expensive. Very bad. Very, very bad.

Worst I've seen of this genre.

This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Mario M on 10 Feb 2015.

John Carter has generally received positive reviews.

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