Review of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) by Tiberio S — 01 Mar 2017

The end speech makes up for what is an ultimately slow moving picture. B-.

This review of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) was written by Tiberio S on 01 Mar 2017.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner has generally received positive reviews.

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