Review of Mission to Lars (2015) by Paul D — 20 Oct 2013

Admirable and well-intentioned, but plays more like an amateurish BBC Three documentary.

This review of Mission to Lars (2015) was written by Paul D on 20 Oct 2013.

Mission to Lars has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nick C (1,239) on 19 Sep 2013

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By Neil Genzlinger (512) for The New York Times (9,847) on 23 Sep 2015

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