Review of Liberty Heights (1999) by Teresa G — 12 Mar 2008

Adrien brody, how I love thee.

This is a beautiful simple american film.

This review of Liberty Heights (1999) was written by Teresa G on 12 Mar 2008.

Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.

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Loved, lots of interacial tension, concepts of obsolete and new @ da time, eye candy everywhere, all star cast, adrian brody, ben foster, oh…

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Wryly amusing look at race and minority relations in 1950s Baltimore. Nicely set with likable characters…

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Didn't really work for me but not a terrible film by any means…

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An interesting movie, depicting the beginning of another era in American society trying to overcome racial diferences…

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