Review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008) by Sam T — 28 Jun 2010

A very easy to watch, snippet of Americana.

This review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008) was written by Sam T on 28 Jun 2010.

Sunshine Cleaning has generally received positive reviews.

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