Review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) by Natascia L — 24 Nov 2008

This will be the one movie with Gary Oldman that I will never own. And I'm including Lost in Space.

This review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) was written by Natascia L on 24 Nov 2008.

The Scarlet Letter has generally received mixed reviews.

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