Review of The Governess (1998) by Rachel D — 06 Jun 2007

Her costume is bad bad bad bad bad bad. No chemise? Come on.

This review of The Governess (1998) was written by Rachel D on 06 Jun 2007.

The Governess has generally received mixed reviews.

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