Review of A Date with Miss Fortune (2015) by Chris Knight for National Post — 04 Feb 2016

Jack is in love, but Maria and her family are driving him crazy. It's almost like he's living in a sitcom, which is great for him professionally. He gives up writing a pilot for Space Bar (Cheers in space) and pens a sitcom based on his life.

How meta!

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This review of A Date with Miss Fortune (2015) was written by Chris Knight and published by National Post on 04 Feb 2016.

A Date with Miss Fortune has generally received mixed reviews.

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