Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Kam Williams for Baret News — 21 Nov 2015

Amy Schumer brings her bodacious brand of comedy to the big screen with this ballsy romantic comedy.

This review of Trainwreck (2015) was written by Kam Williams and published by Baret News on 21 Nov 2015.

Trainwreck has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jeffrey S (309) on 15 Feb 2018

Wow. What an absolute piece of crap. And it was 2 hours and 9 minutes. so disgusted with the time wasted…

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