Stuber Review: That Stupid Uber Movie
Mismatched buddy-cop comedies go way back to the dawn of cinema. Stuber will never enter the history books as one of the greats, but a few jokes save it from being a total loss.
Mismatched buddy-cop comedies go way back to the dawn of cinema. Stuber will never enter the history books as one of the greats, but a few jokes save it from being a total loss.
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