Review of Elizabethtown (2005) by Richardg. — 29 Dec 2005

Excruciatingly boring and inept. It is difficult to believe that a studio could release anything this bad with leads this good.

This review of Elizabethtown (2005) was written by Richardg. on 29 Dec 2005.

Elizabethtown has generally received mixed reviews.

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