Review of The Night Listener (2006) by Brenda Z — 07 Aug 2008

A different suspense role for Williams. Toni plays a nice creep in this.

This review of The Night Listener (2006) was written by Brenda Z on 07 Aug 2008.

The Night Listener has generally received mixed reviews.

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