Review of Sneakers (1992) by Rachel — 07 Aug 2008

Parts of it were funny.River Phoenix's character Carl was pretty weird yet it was still funny..

This review of Sneakers (1992) was written by Rachel on 07 Aug 2008.

Sneakers has generally received positive reviews.

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