Review of The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) by Eric L — 04 Aug 2010

Vin Diesel really can't act. I'd forgotten just how significant that is.

This review of The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) was written by Eric L on 04 Aug 2010.

The Chronicles of Riddick has generally received positive reviews.

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Could have watched the film on mute while watering my plants. Wouldn't have missed anything important of the plot or dialogue…

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