Review of Red Road (2006) by Andrew C — 06 Apr 2009

It was okay. Moved to slow, but did a great job building suspense and unease.

This review of Red Road (2006) was written by Andrew C on 06 Apr 2009.

Red Road has generally received positive reviews.

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