Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Doug B — 26 Jan 2017

Way, way better than I thought it was going to be!

This review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) was written by Doug B on 26 January 2017.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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