Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Lee C — 10 Sep 2016

A nice charming movie with a great performance by Meryl Streep. It has great music and a fun story.

This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Lee C on 10 Sep 2016.

Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.

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