Review of Inland Empire (2006) by Spiros K — 05 May 2009

All in all, this is not one of his best films... not by close... a nice montage of cool psychedelic scenes, but that's all...

This review of Inland Empire (2006) was written by Spiros K on 05 May 2009.

Inland Empire has generally received positive reviews.

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