Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by Sued By Science — 30 Jul 2009

Adrian Brody is great, Ben Affleck did a good job for once.

This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by Sued By Science on 30 Jul 2009.

Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.

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