Review of Finding Forrester (2000) by Aaron N — 04 Feb 2008

Excellent flick. Great story and message, and of course the infamous "You're the man now, dog!".

This review of Finding Forrester (2000) was written by Aaron N on 04 Feb 2008.

Finding Forrester has generally received positive reviews.

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