Review of Trouble (2018) by Tricia Olszewski for TheWrap — 03 Oct 2018

Rambles amiably toward its unsurprising conclusion with some bits of humor.

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This review of Trouble (2018) was written by Tricia Olszewski and published by TheWrap on 03 Oct 2018.

Trouble has generally received mixed reviews.

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