Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Matthew B — 31 Dec 2016

Meryl Meryl Meryl. Without her this film would never have been made.

This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Matthew B on 31 Dec 2016.

Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.

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By Chris M (3,023) on 27 Dec 2017

More proof that Meryl can play any character. She really is amazing, Loved everything about this movie…

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