Review of A Simple Plan (1998) by Charles S — 09 Jun 2008

Emotionally taut gut wrenching tale of greed.

This review of A Simple Plan (1998) was written by Charles S on 09 Jun 2008.

A Simple Plan has generally received very positive reviews.

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