Review of Masterminds (2016) by Fred H — 14 Jun 2017

The movie was good, but it could have been better. How so? If you replaced Zach Galifianakis with Executive Producer Danny McBride.

This review of Masterminds (2016) was written by Fred H on 14 Jun 2017.

Masterminds has generally received mixed reviews.

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