Review of Purple Rain (1984) by Gary Arnold for Washington Post — 22 Apr 2018
Catharsis on the cheap; there's no reason to accept the pretense that the hero has suffered much and changed for the better unless you're predisposed to get swoony over Prince himself.
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This review of Purple Rain (1984) was written by Gary Arnold and published by Washington Post on 22 Apr 2018.
Purple Rain has generally received positive reviews.
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