Review of Magnolia (1999) by Jose C — 21 Feb 2012

Two scenes ruin an other near perfect story. PTA does long but AMAZING films, this is his weakest.

This review of Magnolia (1999) was written by Jose C on 21 Feb 2012.

Magnolia has generally received positive reviews.

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