Review of Out of Africa (1985) by Michael Szymanski for Zap2it.com — 15 Aug 2002

Long and tedious at times, but Redford and Streep shine.

This review of Out of Africa (1985) was written by Michael Szymanski and published by Zap2it.com on 15 Aug 2002.

Out of Africa has generally received positive reviews.

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