Review of Looking for Richard (1996) by J A — 16 May 2008

Great movie! Al Pacino really opens up the play Richard III and has great fun doing it.

This review of Looking for Richard (1996) was written by J A on 16 May 2008.

Looking for Richard has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jeff G (470) on 14 Jul 2010

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