Review of Poseidon (2006) by Alexander Z — 30 Aug 2011

Big and dumb. Couple funny death scenes though.

This review of Poseidon (2006) was written by Alexander Z on 30 Aug 2011.

Poseidon has generally received mixed reviews.

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