Review of Spectral (2016) by Doug D — 12 Apr 2017

An interesting story with some well coordinated action scenes.May not be award winning but definitely entertaining.Enjoyed it.

This review of Spectral (2016) was written by Doug D on 12 Apr 2017.

Spectral has generally received positive reviews.

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