Review of Lawless (2012) by Matt Pais for RedEye — 27 Aug 2012

Embarrassingly fails to illuminate real life.

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This review of Lawless (2012) was written by Matt Pais and published by RedEye on 27 Aug 2012.

Lawless has generally received positive reviews.

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