Review of Road House (1989) by Charles P — 02 Nov 2013

Road House is one of those entertaining not-so-good movies. It's staggering in its brutal violence and in Patrick Swayze's monotonous swagger.

This review of Road House (1989) was written by Charles P on 02 Nov 2013.

Road House has generally received positive reviews.

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