Review of Blood Simple (1985) by Jason Y — 29 Dec 2009

Excellant debut from the coens. Kind of had a similar feeling to No coutry for old men.

This review of Blood Simple (1985) was written by Jason Y on 29 Dec 2009.

Blood Simple has generally received very positive reviews.

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