Review of The Damned United (2009) by Bella D — 02 Jan 2011

Sheen is awesome as usual, great screenplay by peter morgan and well executed by tom hooper.

This review of The Damned United (2009) was written by Bella D on 02 Jan 2011.

The Damned United has generally received very positive reviews.

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