Review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) by Dan S — 01 Mar 2008

Christopher Walken, Steve Buscemi...has to be good, right?...Wrong! A great cast was wasted on this meandering, humourless piece of dreck. Skip it.

This review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) was written by Dan S on 01 Mar 2008.

Romance & Cigarettes has generally received positive reviews.

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