Review of Mystery Train (1989) by Tuomas S — 01 Sep 2010

Puhdasta Jarmuschia, mutta tÃ¤llÃ¤ kertaa hahmot jÃ¤ivÃ¤t ehkÃ¤ vÃ¤hÃ¤n liian etÃ¤isiksi vaikka toki mysteeriÃ¤ saikin olla. Screamin' Jay oli aivan mahtava.

This review of Mystery Train (1989) was written by Tuomas S on 01 Sep 2010.

Mystery Train has generally received very positive reviews.

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First note: if I were from Memphis, I would be somewhat offended by this movie…

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