Review of Somewhere (2010) by Billy S — 25 Jul 2012

Great performances from dorff and fanning, but not great enough to make this a good movie... it looks great, feels great...but there is nothing here.

This review of Somewhere (2010) was written by Billy S on 25 Jul 2012.

Somewhere has generally received mixed reviews.

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