Review of Wild Things (1998) by Jennifer B — 14 Jan 2010

I liked it. It's pretty twisted, but it winds back together fairly nicely. It's too bad this movie will just be remembered for the Neve Campbell-Denise Richards thing.

This review of Wild Things (1998) was written by Jennifer B on 14 Jan 2010.

Wild Things has generally received positive reviews.

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