Review of Wonder (2017) by Dj L — 16 Nov 2017

Finally a film that actually deserves 5 stars. "Wonder"ful!

This review of Wonder (2017) was written by Dj L on 16 Nov 2017.

Wonder has generally received very positive reviews.

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Good movie but they had one handshake where I had to stand up and do jumping jacks it was so cringe…

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