Review of Small Apartments (2012) by Luis B — 20 Mar 2013

A quirky black comedy with quite a few familiar faces from Movie and TV land which tactfully gets the message across: "move on, be happy". Morbidly entertaining.

This review of Small Apartments (2012) was written by Luis B on 20 Mar 2013.

Small Apartments has generally received mixed reviews.

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