Review of Liberty Heights (1999) by Victoria G — 09 Dec 2007

Surprisingly good. well written and wonderfully casted. Ben Foster was awesome :) great story.

This review of Liberty Heights (1999) was written by Victoria G on 09 Dec 2007.

Liberty Heights has generally received positive reviews.

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