Review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984) by Violetgirl — 19 May 2008

Very flat and simplistic. great movie. i'm not a big fan of jarmusch, but this was good.

This review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984) was written by Violetgirl on 19 May 2008.

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