Review of Outlander (2008) by Scott W — 10 Sep 2009

Watchable rubbish, but trying far too hard to look like LOTR and the script just isn't good enough for that. Cheap hokum.

This review of Outlander (2008) was written by Scott W on 10 Sep 2009.

Outlander has generally received mixed reviews.

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