Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) by Luke W — 17 Mar 2013

Was really looking forward to the release of this, but it turned out to be a real stinker. Very very slow and barely gets off the ground.

This review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) was written by Luke W on 17 Mar 2013.

Hyde Park on Hudson has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Noah Gittell (113) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 15 Apr 2014

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