Review of Ghost World (2001) by Emilia — 05 Oct 2008

A spot-on portrayal of that time in life. Great acting and dialogue.

This review of Ghost World (2001) was written by Emilia on 05 Oct 2008.

Ghost World has generally received very positive reviews.

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I turned it off after 30 minutes....boring…

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