Review of MacGruber (2010) by Matt Pais for Metromix.com — 19 May 2010

Definitely not the best 'SNL' movie, and definitely not the worst.

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This review of MacGruber (2010) was written by Matt Pais and published by Metromix.com on 19 May 2010.

MacGruber has generally received mixed reviews.

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