Review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) by Jackson — 18 Aug 2008

Terrible long drawn out movie. The story went nowhere. Can't believe anyone liked this trash.

This review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) was written by Jackson on 18 Aug 2008.

Brideshead Revisited has generally received mixed reviews.

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