Review of Cosmopolis (2012) by Mahmus — 29 Apr 2022

After a while, the overly verbose dialogue stops being obnoxious and becomes gripping, all while Robert Pattinson delivers a fantastic performance.

This review of Cosmopolis (2012) was written by Mahmus on 29 Apr 2022.

Cosmopolis has generally received mixed reviews.

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