Review of Magnolia (1999) by Gary C — 06 Feb 2011

It's ridiculously long, and nothing much happpens, but for some reason I thought this was quite good.

This review of Magnolia (1999) was written by Gary C on 06 Feb 2011.

Magnolia has generally received positive reviews.

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