Review of Longtime Companion (1989) by Jay N — 05 Feb 2007

I was touched by this film. There's a character named Fuzzy in it too. How could it not be a favourite?

This review of Longtime Companion (1989) was written by Jay N on 05 Feb 2007.

Longtime Companion has generally received very positive reviews.

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Hard to connect with the characters, and some of the grief just wasn't believable. Still shows the stereotypes in some ways as well…

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