Review of The Sitter (2011) by Gerardo S — 07 Jun 2012

This was not very good. Whoever wrote this was on crack. The dialogue was all over the place.

This review of The Sitter (2011) was written by Gerardo S on 07 Jun 2012.

The Sitter has generally received mixed reviews.

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