Review of Oldboy (2013) by Jared P — 23 Mar 2016

The least necessary thing I've ever seen 20 minutes of.

This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Jared P on 23 Mar 2016.

Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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