Review of Mr. Brooks (2007) by Brett M — 06 May 2012

Amazing!! I did a paper on this movie for my criminal profiling class... Great!! Love Kevin, he's great in everything!

This review of Mr. Brooks (2007) was written by Brett M on 06 May 2012.

Mr. Brooks has generally received positive reviews.

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