Review of Outlander (2008) by Nani V — 01 Aug 2009

Mediocre little sci-fi movie. Basically, Thirteenth Warrior with aliens.

This review of Outlander (2008) was written by Nani V on 01 Aug 2009.

Outlander has generally received mixed reviews.

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