Review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) by Ron B — 17 Jan 2008

Full of energy and real emotion, despite its effortlessly cool absurdity.

This review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) was written by Ron B on 17 Jan 2008.

Romance & Cigarettes has generally received positive reviews.

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