Review of Mindhorn (2016) by Collette D — 05 May 2017

Absolutely hilarious.

Julian Barrett is fantastic.

Simon Farnaby so funny.

Great fun.

This review of Mindhorn (2016) was written by Collette D on 05 May 2017.

Mindhorn has generally received positive reviews.

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