Review of Elizabethtown (2005) by Raya P — 31 Aug 2012

Cute, funny, smart... but tnot as good as Garden State :).

This review of Elizabethtown (2005) was written by Raya P on 31 Aug 2012.

Elizabethtown has generally received mixed reviews.

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