Review of Art School Confidential (2006) by Matthew M — 16 Oct 2008

The "mystery" aspect wouldn'tbe enough to support a whole movie, but this is pretty filled with fun distracting Ghost World style characters.

This review of Art School Confidential (2006) was written by Matthew M on 16 Oct 2008.

Art School Confidential has generally received mixed reviews.

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