Review of Bananas!* (2009) by Andrew O — 06 Jun 2007

Favorite Allen movie of all time. Bar none.

This review of Bananas!* (2009) was written by Andrew O on 06 Jun 2007.

Bananas!* has generally received positive reviews.

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