Review of Saving Mr. Banks (2013) by David S — 22 Apr 2016

By no means perfect and quite emotionally manipulative... But I don't care because its sappiness made me teary-eyed and I really enjoyed watching it.

This review of Saving Mr. Banks (2013) was written by David S on 22 Apr 2016.

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