Review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) by James K — 11 Apr 2012

Thought this was a pretty good movie. Anne Hathaway did a great job, I thought she should have won the oscar for this.

This review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) was written by James K on 11 Apr 2012.

Rachel Getting Married has generally received positive reviews.

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