Review of Hollywoodland (2006) by Stephanie S — 08 Jan 2008

A little bit slow but Ben shows improvement in acting. I'd rather see him here than DareDevil...

This review of Hollywoodland (2006) was written by Stephanie S on 08 Jan 2008.

Hollywoodland has generally received mixed reviews.

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