Review of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) by Aaron S — 29 Aug 2012

Its absurd but hilarious. Like Airplane!.

This review of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) was written by Aaron S on 29 Aug 2012.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story has generally received positive reviews.

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