Review of Newsies (1992) by Shannon L — 07 Feb 2008

LOVELOVELOVE this movie!! I heart Christian Bale!!

This review of Newsies (1992) was written by Shannon L on 07 Feb 2008.

Newsies has generally received positive reviews.

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