Review of Reversal of Fortune (1990) by Mathilde R — 05 Jan 2009

What was all the fuss about? This was awful.

This review of Reversal of Fortune (1990) was written by Mathilde R on 05 Jan 2009.

Reversal of Fortune has generally received very positive reviews.

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