Review of Welcome to New York (2014) by Ian C — 03 Jan 2015

A pointless loosely based drama based on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair. Gérard Depardieu is the balls as the overweight pig who wanks himself off in a maids face.

This review of Welcome to New York (2014) was written by Ian C on 03 Jan 2015.

Welcome to New York has generally received mixed reviews.

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