Review of Kansas City (1996) by Lee M — 11 Sep 2007

Another spunky film in a series of Robert Altman portraits of the failure of the American Dream.

This review of Kansas City (1996) was written by Lee M on 11 Sep 2007.

Kansas City has generally received mixed reviews.

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