Review of Savage Grace (2007) by Darrell I — 29 Mar 2014

Strange little movie. One I suppose could call arty. One messed up family though.

Nice to see Hugh Dancy in another role cos only seen him in Hannibal.

This review of Savage Grace (2007) was written by Darrell I on 29 Mar 2014.

Savage Grace has generally received mixed reviews.

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