Review of The Foreigner (2017) by Tyano123 — 10 Jan 2019

Most Jackie Chan's movies are action comedy but this one is the complete opposite, action thriller and drama. I am not complaining though in fact I like it.

This review of The Foreigner (2017) was written by Tyano123 on 10 Jan 2019.

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