Review of Spotlight (2015) by Jacob K — 01 Jul 2016

It was good but they severley misused Mark rufalo and micheal keaton.

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Jacob K on 01 Jul 2016.

Spotlight has generally received very positive reviews.

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