Review of City Hall (1996) by Aurélien F — 09 Aug 2006

Intense, as always with pacino...very good vision of politics and youth illusion. in three words, I love it.

This review of City Hall (1996) was written by Aurélien F on 09 Aug 2006.

City Hall has generally received positive reviews.

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