Review of The Messenger (2009) by Dj J — 26 Jan 2012

Deeply moving casualty of war type movie. I really was very impressed with this film. Reminded me of Taking Chance.

This review of The Messenger (2009) was written by Dj J on 26 Jan 2012.

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