Review of Pieces of April (2003) by Maryann Johanson for Flick Filosopher — 03 Dec 2004

Katie Holmes... gives her most subtle and audacious performance yet...

This review of Pieces of April (2003) was written by Maryann Johanson and published by Flick Filosopher on 03 Dec 2004.

Pieces of April has generally received positive reviews.

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