Review of The Glass Castle (2017) by Bill S — 26 Dec 2017

Watchable melodrama that needed a harder edge or any edge for that matter.Decent to pretty good fare but overly long and underly rememorable.

This review of The Glass Castle (2017) was written by Bill S on 26 Dec 2017.

The Glass Castle has generally received positive reviews.

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