Review of The Reader (2008) by Carlos R — 29 Aug 2010

Beautiful, sexy, moving and sad. Kate Winslet and David Kross are stunning, and Ralph Fiennes as good as usual. Wonderful film in every way.

This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Carlos R on 29 Aug 2010.

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