Review of Dark Matter (2008) by Alexander R — 29 Nov 2007

Its a nice experience watching Liu Ye and Meryl Streep appearing in the same screening. Meryl has once again ascertained me to be the most adorable actress.

This review of Dark Matter (2008) was written by Alexander R on 29 Nov 2007.

Dark Matter has generally received mixed reviews.

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This movie flew under the radar but stars the incomparible Meryl Streep and that is worth the 2 hours…

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