Review of Smoke Signals (1998) by Claudette B — 07 Jan 2007

OH MY GOD THIS WAS A BRILLIANT MOVIE!! Sherman Alexies writing is awesome awesome.

This review of Smoke Signals (1998) was written by Claudette B on 07 Jan 2007.

Smoke Signals has generally received positive reviews.

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