Review of Joy Ride (2001) by Sunny S — 27 Mar 2008

Everything's pretty good until the terrible terrible ending.

This review of Joy Ride (2001) was written by Sunny S on 27 Mar 2008.

Joy Ride has generally received positive reviews.

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