Review of Fugitive Pieces (2008) by Rachel B — 25 May 2008

Started well but the ending was horrible!! It totally betrayed the spirit of the book and was beyond cheesey.

This review of Fugitive Pieces (2008) was written by Rachel B on 25 May 2008.

Fugitive Pieces has generally received positive reviews.

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By Cory K (220) on 18 Apr 2009

I'm a bit reticent to rate this so soon after seeing it because I think parts of this film will stick with me…

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By Habiburrahman E (1) on 04 Mar 2009

up: The local film society chose this for the year's first viewing. I am unsure what to write here as this movie impacted me personally…

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