Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) by Andre — 14 Apr 2012

Not a great movie. Reminiscent of old sci-fi, so it's kinda cool. But a little gimmicky, I admit.

This review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) was written by Andre on 14 Apr 2012.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow has generally received mixed reviews.

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