Review of Stories We Tell (2012) by Jonathan B — 14 Aug 2014

Well crafted very personal tale from director Polley. Excellent.

This review of Stories We Tell (2012) was written by Jonathan B on 14 Aug 2014.

Stories We Tell has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Donnie B (349) on 21 Jan 2016

The novelty of the way this story was told was good and interesting, but the story wasn't actually that good. Felt contrived towards the end…

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Love is so short, forgetting is so long. This movie will be hard to forget…

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By Ross V (116) on 07 Mar 2016

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