Review of The Ruins (2008) by Russell H — 03 May 2016

Plants are not scary but this almost pulled it off with some disturbing gore. not bad.

This review of The Ruins (2008) was written by Russell H on 03 May 2016.

The Ruins has generally received mixed reviews.

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