Review of Reign of Fire (2002) by Matt W — 02 Sep 2016

Great guilty pleasure...Gerard Butler, Matthew M and Christian Bale all in one movie? EPIC.

This review of Reign of Fire (2002) was written by Matt W on 02 Sep 2016.

Reign of Fire has generally received mixed reviews.

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