Review of Mean Creek (2004) by Daniel L — 05 Jul 2008

Beautiful movie. makes you think. haunting. visually stunning. one of my top 5 movies ever.

This review of Mean Creek (2004) was written by Daniel L on 05 Jul 2008.

Mean Creek has generally received positive reviews.

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