Review of Lawless (2012) by Trevor M — 02 Feb 2013

Tom Hardy is a complete BADASS in this movie. Its a good movie overall and really gets you routing for the Bondurant Bros.

This review of Lawless (2012) was written by Trevor M on 02 Feb 2013.

Lawless has generally received positive reviews.

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