Review of Law of Desire (1987) by Tai Wa C — 10 Feb 2009

Antonio Banderas is awesome in this movie! I love the ending~.

This review of Law of Desire (1987) was written by Tai Wa C on 10 Feb 2009.

Law of Desire has generally received positive reviews.

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