Review of Midnight Special (2016) by Jason P — 05 Mar 2017

Very enjoyable. Still can't figure out why Roy was wearing electrodes. Maybe they think he is genetically favorable to grow them.

This review of Midnight Special (2016) was written by Jason P on 05 Mar 2017.

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