Review of Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2010) by Joan T — 27 Nov 2011

Heart warming movie about a truly great person. We need more like him!

This review of Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2010) was written by Joan T on 27 Nov 2011.

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 10 Dec 2010

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By Joseph Jon Lanthier (108) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Dec 2010

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By Gregg Rickman (4) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Dec 2010

Perhaps the fly-on-the-wall approach of Esrick's mentor (and this film's executive producer) D.A. Pennebaker would have been more revealing…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 26 Nov 2011

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