Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by John Y — 20 Nov 2009

An excellent biop of George Reeves. Ben Affleck is amazing.

This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by John Y on 20 Nov 2009.

Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.

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I think Affleck does a fine job here in a little, underrated film. It's a good story and I enjoy films about Hollywood history…

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By Mihael T (65) on 26 Oct 2013

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By Gary T (2,283) on 13 Jul 2014

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