Review of Pompeii (2014) by Jack D — 02 Aug 2014

I'm an idiot for hoping this wouldn't be another crappy Paul WS Anderson movie.

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Jack D on 02 Aug 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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