Review of The Lawnmower Man (1992) by Mark N — 01 Apr 2012

Terrible dialogue and badly-dated vfx. Not worth it.

This review of The Lawnmower Man (1992) was written by Mark N on 01 Apr 2012.

The Lawnmower Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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