Review of Mortdecai (2015) by Jackson Cuidon for Christianity Today — 29 Jan 2015

I have no idea for whom this movie was made.

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This review of Mortdecai (2015) was written by Jackson Cuidon and published by Christianity Today on 29 Jan 2015.

Mortdecai has generally received negative reviews.

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