Review of Lemon (2017) by Stefano C — 29 Dec 2017

Pretty unusual but not entirely original, Lemon isn't a lemon, it just needed to be sweeter.

This review of Lemon (2017) was written by Stefano C on 29 Dec 2017.

Lemon has generally received mixed reviews.

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