Review of Shadowlands (1993) by Shawn Y — 20 Nov 2007

Chris and I saw this in the movie theater twice. We cried even harder the second time around. Brilliant!

This review of Shadowlands (1993) was written by Shawn Y on 20 Nov 2007.

Shadowlands has generally received very positive reviews.

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