Review of One Night with the King (2006) by Paul C — 28 Nov 2008

I enjoyed it. First half is a bit slow. And the dialogue is very wooden. But the second half is pretty good.

This review of One Night with the King (2006) was written by Paul C on 28 Nov 2008.

One Night with the King has generally received positive reviews.

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