Review of Prisoners (2013) by Daryl Y — 25 Oct 2014

Decent thriller. A little graphic, play on "prisoner" them was a little much.

This review of Prisoners (2013) was written by Daryl Y on 25 Oct 2014.

Prisoners has generally received very positive reviews.

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