Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by Jake Z — 10 Nov 2008

A surprisingly good performance by Ben Affleck made this movie much better than I thought it would be.

This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by Jake Z on 10 Nov 2008.

Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.

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