Review of Shine (1996) by Tsukasa A — 27 Apr 2014

Hmm. This hasn't aged as well as I'd hoped.

This review of Shine (1996) was written by Tsukasa A on 27 Apr 2014.

Shine has generally received very positive reviews.

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