Review of Blood Simple (1985) by Patrick D — 27 Jan 2010

The Coen brothers' first movie from 1984... watch this instead of their latest one.

This review of Blood Simple (1985) was written by Patrick D on 27 Jan 2010.

Blood Simple has generally received very positive reviews.

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