Review of Mystery Train (1989) by Laurent H — 07 Jan 2008

TrÃ¨s intÃ©ressant film de Jarmusch, avec rien moins que Screamin Jay Hawkins et Joe Strummer. Quelques longueurs parfois, mais le film n'en est pas moins bon.

This review of Mystery Train (1989) was written by Laurent H on 07 Jan 2008.

Mystery Train has generally received very positive reviews.

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