Review of The Glass Castle (2017) by Jason P — 23 Aug 2017

Spectacular. Nobody moved a muscle. Woody Harrelson was terrific as was the entire cast. Somehow the professional raters are just wrong on this one.

This review of The Glass Castle (2017) was written by Jason P on 23 Aug 2017.

The Glass Castle has generally received positive reviews.

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