Review of Magnolia (1999) by Daniel E — 09 Feb 2015

Good acting. Just a bunch of loosely tied together events rather then a real story. And the frog part really put me off.

This review of Magnolia (1999) was written by Daniel E on 09 Feb 2015.

Magnolia has generally received positive reviews.

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