Review of Transcendence (2014) by Don C — 11 Aug 2014

Takes maybe 20 minutes to transcend from bad to worse to truly awful.

This review of Transcendence (2014) was written by Don C on 11 Aug 2014.

Transcendence has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Hrvoje G (8) on 16 Apr 2017

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