Review of Terms of Endearment (1983) by Roy C — 09 Apr 2008

Best "weepy" ever made. Acting is awesome, this movie made me a Nicholson fan at a very young age. The most effective death-bed scene ever.

This review of Terms of Endearment (1983) was written by Roy C on 09 Apr 2008.

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