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Review of Spartan (2004) by Benjamin N — 22 Nov 2007

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One hell of a fucking script going for it, great score too and kilmer is good.

This review of Spartan (2004) was written by Benjamin N on 22 Nov 2007.

Spartan has generally received positive reviews.

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