Review of A Very Long Engagement (2004) by Nathan — 02 Sep 2008

Beautiful settings and very cute lead actor!

This review of A Very Long Engagement (2004) was written by Nathan on 02 Sep 2008.

A Very Long Engagement has generally received very positive reviews.

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