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Review of Skeletons (1997) by Arseniy V — 07 May 2011

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Creative, but not a showoff. Warm, but not sappy.

This review of Skeletons (1997) was written by Arseniy V on 07 May 2011.

Skeletons has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Max S (301) on 07 Jan 2011

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