Review of Life Itself (2014) by Adriano A — 05 Jan 2015

Surprisingly interesting. The only thing that bugged me was there was no mention of Richard Roeper.

This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Adriano A on 05 Jan 2015.

Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.

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