Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Anne R — 14 Mar 2016

Not funny. Not smart. Written to the same dreary formula as every other romcom. Pathetic really.

This review of Trainwreck (2015) was written by Anne R on 14 Mar 2016.

Trainwreck has generally received positive reviews.

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