Review of The Devil's Violinist (2013) by Andy S — 18 May 2017

Awful story line, miserable directing, and awkward acting. Nonetheless, I want to give 2 stars for the beautiful musical scenes.

This review of The Devil's Violinist (2013) was written by Andy S on 18 May 2017.

The Devil's Violinist has generally received mixed reviews.

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The music is just breathtaking, the story is weird and for what I've read it's somewhat far from the truth but it's really interesting and well done…

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