Review of Mean Creek (2004) by Lizet C — 17 Sep 2007

Thanks to my friend Aaron I got to watch this and thought "I've never seen kids act this good.".

This review of Mean Creek (2004) was written by Lizet C on 17 Sep 2007.

Mean Creek has generally received positive reviews.

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