Review of Lemon (2017) by Sheila O'malley for RogerEbert.com — 17 Aug 2017

There's a flatness in the end-result. The quirky is utterly predictable.

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This review of Lemon (2017) was written by Sheila O'malley and published by RogerEbert.com on 17 Aug 2017.

Lemon has generally received mixed reviews.

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