Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) by Joshua Klein for The A.V. Club — 29 Nov 2005

Cookie's Fortune, for all its faults, is a welcome respite. In the uneven hands of Altman, you're better off with a flawed bit of fluff than an outright atrocity.

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This review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) was written by Joshua Klein and published by The A.V. Club on 29 Nov 2005.

Cookie's Fortune has generally received positive reviews.

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