Review of Blood Simple (1985) by Alex Sandell for Juicy Cerebellum — 03 Aug 2002

Atmospheric and chilling. Among the Coen Brothers best work.

This review of Blood Simple (1985) was written by Alex Sandell and published by Juicy Cerebellum on 03 Aug 2002.

Blood Simple has generally received very positive reviews.

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