Review of Urban Legend (1998) by Christie B — 06 Mar 2012

I love this movie the way the serial killer killed people using urban legends was awesome. Got to love it.

This review of Urban Legend (1998) was written by Christie B on 06 Mar 2012.

Urban Legend has generally received mixed reviews.

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