Review of Metropolitan (1990) by Nora R — 16 Nov 2007

My cousin's brilliant movie. Certainly his best of the three he's made. Simply marvelous!

This review of Metropolitan (1990) was written by Nora R on 16 Nov 2007.

Metropolitan has generally received very positive reviews.

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