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Review of Postcards from the Edge (1990) by Corine A — 05 Aug 2007

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SO fucking good! The script by Carrie Fisher is brilliant, full of witty dialogue and snappy one-liners. The brilliant Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine are wonderful as usual, and bring such life and spirit to their characters. I love this movie.

This review of Postcards from the Edge (1990) was written by Corine A on 05 Aug 2007.

Postcards from the Edge has generally received positive reviews.

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