Review of Top Five (2014) by Ashley R — 22 Dec 2016

Middling Chris Rock film. I never imagined that I would see him be not funny for such a long period of time. We know he can be a serious actor but this was seriously boring.

This review of Top Five (2014) was written by Ashley R on 22 Dec 2016.

Top Five has generally received positive reviews.

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