Review of Drowning by Numbers (1988) by Alan H — 04 Sep 2007

3 women all named cissie drown their husbands. Nothing quite like it. Great score by michael nyman.

This review of Drowning by Numbers (1988) was written by Alan H on 04 Sep 2007.

Drowning by Numbers has generally received very positive reviews.

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