Review of Dead Man Walking (1995) by Arundhati S — 26 May 2008

Love love love sean penn in this one! brilliant stuff!!

This review of Dead Man Walking (1995) was written by Arundhati S on 26 May 2008.

Dead Man Walking has generally received very positive reviews.

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