Review of Girl 27 (2007) by Jon G — 03 Mar 2008

Brilliant documentary, brings to light a story that no one would have heard of without this filml.

This review of Girl 27 (2007) was written by Jon G on 03 Mar 2008.

Girl 27 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Courtney T (416) on 09 Mar 2008

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By Emily S (662) on 26 Mar 2010

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By Carina Chocano (358) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 25 Jul 2007

Writer David Stenn stumbled across the shocking story of Patricia Douglas and MGM around the time he was finishing his biography of Jean Harlow,…

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By Isabella B (48) on 18 Dec 2007

The archival footage was great and Patricia's story heartbreaking but there wasn't a lot of revelation in this documentary…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 12 Dec 2008

This documentary had a huge impact on me in so many ways. I'm basically in shock, for a lot of reasons…

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By Matt S (1,994) on 10 Jan 2008

This would have been a lot better if the director's ego had been toned down... say, by nine-tenths…

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By Elizabeth H (781) on 14 Dec 2009

Really interesting - although of course infuriating…

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By J D (497) on 01 Nov 2007

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