Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Keith O — 30 May 2015

Not bad, but not great. Sam Rockwell was good as always. Didn't offer anything new or needed to be remade.

This review of Poltergeist (2015) was written by Keith O on 30 May 2015.

Poltergeist has generally received mixed reviews.

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