Review of Lust, Caution (2007) by Alexander C — 05 Dec 2012

I had hight expectations for this because of Ang Lee's Previous movie Brokeback Mountain and I'm not disappointed, A good espionage drama/thriller.

This review of Lust, Caution (2007) was written by Alexander C on 05 Dec 2012.

Lust, Caution has generally received positive reviews.

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