Review of Mindhorn (2016) by Mark N — 20 Jun 2017

Great cast and some hilarious scenes but starts to go off the rails towards the end and just become stupid.

This review of Mindhorn (2016) was written by Mark N on 20 June 2017.

Mindhorn has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ben V (500) on 14 May 2017

Was good but very bad, that's what made it work so well, cring but funny, well acted and completely bonkers…

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