Review of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) by Samson W — 09 Feb 2010

WTF. The action was good, but why in the world was it a boy from America and why then??? Can someone explain why he went back in the first place?

This review of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) was written by Samson W on 09 Feb 2010.

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