Review of Elizabethtown (2005) by Ed S — 01 Aug 2009

It makes me want to get in the car and drive around the country, I'M TIRED OF BEING A SUBSTITUTE PEOPLE.

This review of Elizabethtown (2005) was written by Ed S on 01 Aug 2009.

Elizabethtown has generally received mixed reviews.

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