Review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) by R Treybian P — 02 May 2016

Interesting visually, but mostly a silly waste of time.

This review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) was written by R Treybian P on 02 May 2016.

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

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