Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Kelsy C — 27 Sep 2008

Fun, breezy, quasi-philosophical sort of rom-com. Not the best, but pretty entertaining.

This review of Defending Your Life (1991) was written by Kelsy C on 27 Sep 2008.

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