Review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) by Claire R — 18 Sep 2010

Good, but a bit well, blah! It lacked something but what I'm not sure? But it was nice to see Hathaway do a non-rom com film and she did it very well.

This review of Rachel Getting Married (2008) was written by Claire R on 18 Sep 2010.

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