Review of Mystery Train (1989) by Jeff B — 10 May 2010

An obvious influence on the works of Tarantino, but I found this rather pedestrian.

This review of Mystery Train (1989) was written by Jeff B on 10 May 2010.

Mystery Train has generally received very positive reviews.

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