Review of Mystery Train (1989) by Gabriela G — 26 Jun 2007

Brillantemente original. El parteaguas del postmodernismo es Jarmush, los demas son sus discipulos.

This review of Mystery Train (1989) was written by Gabriela G on 26 Jun 2007.

Mystery Train has generally received very positive reviews.

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First note: if I were from Memphis, I would be somewhat offended by this movie…

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