Review of Certain Women (2016) by Lmyk105 — 23 Feb 2018

Painfully slow and painfully boring film. Just wasted two hours of my life.

This review of Certain Women (2016) was written by Lmyk105 on 23 Feb 2018.

Certain Women has generally received positive reviews.

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