Review of Rising Sun (1993) by Ben F — 09 Jul 2012

Snipes and Connery do unexpectedly well together.

This review of Rising Sun (1993) was written by Ben F on 09 Jul 2012.

Rising Sun has generally received mixed reviews.

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