Review of Stronger (2017) by Robert Levin for amNewYork — 21 Sep 2017

Gyllenhaal offers further evidence that he's one of the finest actors working today...

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This review of Stronger (2017) was written by Robert Levin and published by amNewYork on 21 Sep 2017.

Stronger has generally received positive reviews.

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