Review of The Pledge (2001) by Andrejs P — 07 Aug 2012

Decent retiring cop fulfilling promise to dead daughters parents movie. Interesting ending....

This review of The Pledge (2001) was written by Andrejs P on 07 Aug 2012.

The Pledge has generally received positive reviews.

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