Review of Mistress America (2015) by Ian T — 16 Aug 2015

A bit contrived and a bit annoying but quite funny in parts.

This review of Mistress America (2015) was written by Ian T on 16 Aug 2015.

Mistress America has generally received positive reviews.

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This was a very interesting... Greta Gerwig is very underrated as an actress in my opinion…

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