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Review of Concussion (2013) by Siobhan Synnot for Scotsman — 10 May 2014

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Tepid and contrived, this is really House & Garden porn.

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This review of Concussion (2013) was written by Siobhan Synnot and published by Scotsman on 10 May 2014.

Concussion has generally received mixed reviews.

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