Review of Revolutionary Road (2008) by Darren H — 18 Jun 2011

Too vanilla even by mainstream dom-dram standards.

This review of Revolutionary Road (2008) was written by Darren H on 18 Jun 2011.

Revolutionary Road has generally received positive reviews.

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