Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Russ B — 13 May 2016

5/14/2016: A decent movie. Your typical romantic comedy with some funny parts.

This review of Trainwreck (2015) was written by Russ B on 13 May 2016.

Trainwreck has generally received positive reviews.

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