Review of The Glass Castle (2017) by Kathy S — 17 Aug 2017

Amazingly well written and acted. Painful to watch and very complex. Woody Haroldson (sp?) was unbelievably good. I'd give him the Oscar right now.

This review of The Glass Castle (2017) was written by Kathy S on 17 Aug 2017.

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