Review of Pleasantville (1998) by Milton D — 02 Dec 2009

This is such an amazing movie. Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon and all the actors really put in good performances in this movie.

This review of Pleasantville (1998) was written by Milton D on 02 Dec 2009.

Pleasantville has generally received very positive reviews.

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