Review of The Thin Red Line (1998) by Andrew O — 11 Jun 2016

John Travolta is an Admiral...and the Movie goes down from that highlights...Travolta almost BLOWS (lol) the landing...

This review of The Thin Red Line (1998) was written by Andrew O on 11 Jun 2016.

The Thin Red Line has generally received very positive reviews.

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