Review of Foxcatcher (2014) by Cyrus D — 01 Jan 2016

The acting was awesome. The story was quite strange and depressing.

This review of Foxcatcher (2014) was written by Cyrus D on 01 Jan 2016.

Foxcatcher has generally received positive reviews.

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