Review of Heartburn (1986) by Brent R — 04 Sep 2007

Trite and emotionally manipulative. Kevin Spacey has a funny cameo as a random bleach-blond gunman, but that's about it. My least favorite Mike Nichols film.

This review of Heartburn (1986) was written by Brent R on 04 Sep 2007.

Heartburn has generally received mixed reviews.

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