Review of Suddenly Last Summer (2012) by Jb G — 24 Jan 2008

Brilliantly strange ending. Hepburn tries to get Monty to lobotomise Elizabeth Taylor. The sexual tension between Monty and Liz could be cut with a knife.

This review of Suddenly Last Summer (2012) was written by Jb G on 24 Jan 2008.

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