Review of That Thing You Do! (1996) by Amber P — 04 Feb 2009

I so much love this movie. I have the soundtrack which is the greatest ever. So great.

This review of That Thing You Do! (1996) was written by Amber P on 04 Feb 2009.

That Thing You Do! has generally received positive reviews.

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