Review of Pleasantville (1998) by Alex C — 21 Feb 2010

TrÃ¨s bon film colorÃ© et remplis de subtilitÃ©s et de rÃ©fÃ©rences relantant l'histoire trÃ¨s bien pensÃ©s. Dommage qu'au dÃ©but sa surjoue et que la fin s'Ã©tire...

This review of Pleasantville (1998) was written by Alex C on 21 Feb 2010.

Pleasantville has generally received very positive reviews.

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