Review of Niagara Motel (2006) by Donna A — 04 Jul 2011

I love CF and thought the ending was perfect, but slow moving and kind of 'eh'.

This review of Niagara Motel (2006) was written by Donna A on 04 Jul 2011.

Niagara Motel has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 07 Sep 2007

This was really neat. It is Canadian made so I gave it a shot. It laughed a lot, and thought the story was good too. Check it out for sure…

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