Review of Shine (1996) by Clayton M — 18 Nov 2007

Geoffrey Rush is awesome. So is Rachmaninoff.

This review of Shine (1996) was written by Clayton M on 18 Nov 2007.

Shine has generally received very positive reviews.

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