Review of Spartan (2004) by Colin N — 07 Aug 2007

Just plain fun to watch. it's a mind game trying to figure out whats really going on.

This review of Spartan (2004) was written by Colin N on 07 Aug 2007.

Spartan has generally received positive reviews.

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