Review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) by Andrewl — 22 Oct 2008

A pretentious movie for pretentious people.

This review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) was written by Andrewl on 22 Oct 2008.

Rachel Getting Married has generally received positive reviews.

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