Review of Patriots Day (2016) by Jonan G — 20 Jun 2017

Another great, tense thriller from the double-Berg duo. Lightly skims the surface of the underlying issues, but never in an exploitative manner.

This review of Patriots Day (2016) was written by Jonan G on 20 Jun 2017.

Patriots Day has generally received positive reviews.

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