Review of Prisoners (2013) by Jonathan K — 19 May 2014

I thought this was a great movie, it was nicely done on all parts of it. How everyone connected.

This review of Prisoners (2013) was written by Jonathan K on 19 May 2014.

Prisoners has generally received very positive reviews.

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