Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Mikel J — 27 Dec 2015

This movie is suffering from the delusion of thinking Amy Schumer is funny. There are misses than hits in this movie.

This review of Trainwreck (2015) was written by Mikel J on 27 Dec 2015.

Trainwreck has generally received positive reviews.

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