Review of Personal Shopper (2016) by Jim T — 05 Jun 2017

This movie seemed to have a 2 story line overlay. The 'thriller' part of it, came off to me, as an afterthought because the first story line was too weak.

This review of Personal Shopper (2016) was written by Jim T on 05 Jun 2017.

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