Review of Shirley Valentine (1989) by Rob R — 17 Jul 2008

Excellent... weird thing was the DVD menu showed Santorini, but Shirley went to Mykonos... other than that, great film...

This review of Shirley Valentine (1989) was written by Rob R on 17 Jul 2008.

Shirley Valentine has generally received positive reviews.

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