Review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) by Peter N — 25 May 2013

A solid but slowly developing movie. It was sweet and worth seeing.

This review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) was written by Peter N on 25 May 2013.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World has generally received positive reviews.

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