Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Jonathan S — 01 Dec 2012

My favorite movie. Great cast, great writing, and great score.

This review of Defending Your Life (1991) was written by Jonathan S on 01 Dec 2012.

Defending Your Life has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nick H (590) on 02 Jul 2012

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A wonderful comedy/love story... and it has Mr. Brooks in it to boot…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 25 Nov 2012

I've always found Albert Brooks films amusing. I really enjoyed this one…

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Yeah. An Albert Brooks movie. Aren't I supposed to like these things. Brooks is the king of corn and his title is well intact here…

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