Review of Smoke Signals (1998) by Tim O — 09 Aug 2010

Unfortunatly, everything in this film falls flat. The humor, the drama, everything. Too bad.

This review of Smoke Signals (1998) was written by Tim O on 09 Aug 2010.

Smoke Signals has generally received positive reviews.

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