Review of Gosford Park (2001) by Meg W — 08 May 2008

Every time I rewatch this movie, I fall more and more in love with it. It's just a BRILLIANT piece of work.

This review of Gosford Park (2001) was written by Meg W on 08 May 2008.

Gosford Park has generally received very positive reviews.

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