Review of Sweetie (1929) by Rock Y — 16 Jul 2007

Another fun Campion film.. very quirky and disturbing.

This review of Sweetie (1929) was written by Rock Y on 16 Jul 2007.

Sweetie has generally received positive reviews.

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By David M (3,086) on 03 May 2006

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Too annoying, disturbing and ultimately pretentious for its own good…

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