Review of Fame (2009) by Holly C — 02 Aug 2007

Love the movie... love the show! FAME! I'm gonna live forever!!!!

This review of Fame (2009) was written by Holly C on 02 Aug 2007.

Fame has generally received mixed reviews.

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