Review of Pieces of April (2003) by David W — 09 Jul 2008

Amazing, katie holmes is great in this which sucks cuz she hasn't gotten a role as good as this since.

This review of Pieces of April (2003) was written by David W on 09 Jul 2008.

Pieces of April has generally received positive reviews.

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