Review of Dead Man Walking (1995) by Andrew J — 04 Aug 2011

Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon are amazing in this! I actually started to cry at the end which I never do.

This review of Dead Man Walking (1995) was written by Andrew J on 04 Aug 2011.

Dead Man Walking has generally received very positive reviews.

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