Review of Risk (2017) by Todd Jorgenson for Cinemalogue.com — 01 Jun 2017

The film captures some impressively candid footage.

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This review of Risk (2017) was written by Todd Jorgenson and published by Cinemalogue.com on 01 Jun 2017.

Risk has generally received positive reviews.

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