Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) by Anne T — 27 Apr 2011

Had its good parts - some funny and some horrifying but there was quite a lot of bad acting and it got boring after the first half.

This review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) was written by Anne T on 27 Apr 2011.

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