Review of Renaissance Man (1994) by Ingrid H — 03 Dec 2007

GREAT movie, becomes a bit of a tear jerker with quite a bit of comedy. One of my favourites.

This review of Renaissance Man (1994) was written by Ingrid H on 03 Dec 2007.

Renaissance Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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