Review of Larry Crowne (2011) by David P — 01 Jul 2012

One hell of a good movie ! Very uplifting.

This review of Larry Crowne (2011) was written by David P on 01 Jul 2012.

Larry Crowne has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Choomtabi31 (197) on 11 Apr 2016

A really nice film; it's nice to see Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks (older actors) doing the romantic comedy bit…

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9/11/15 I just didn't really care about the characters. So I didn't care about their story…

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