Review of Robot & Frank (2012) by Richard Y — 15 Dec 2012

Idea is fun but the story could be elaborated and developed a bit more. Frank Langella is wonderful though.

This review of Robot & Frank (2012) was written by Richard Y on 15 Dec 2012.

Robot & Frank has generally received positive reviews.

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