Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Charles P — 27 Aug 2016

Meryl Streep can play any character with excellence. Nina Arianda as Agnes Stark was an absolute crack up.

This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Charles P on 27 Aug 2016.

Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.

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