Review of Wild Things (1998) by Anthony P — 22 Jul 2012

The perfect crime, but I don't see why it has such great ratings.

This review of Wild Things (1998) was written by Anthony P on 22 Jul 2012.

Wild Things has generally received positive reviews.

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