Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Matt J — 22 Feb 2012

Magnifico !!!

Du grand Clint Eastwood ...

This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Matt J on 22 Feb 2012.

Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.

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Eastwood is so busy humanizing Japanese soldiers that he ends up rewriting history…

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