Review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) by Rebecca E — 03 Dec 2006

A very bad adaptation and a bad movie. Based on an amazing book though.

This review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) was written by Rebecca E on 03 Dec 2006.

The Scarlet Letter has generally received mixed reviews.

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Super dramicka. ne e bas so happy end...kolku so se sekavam,( oti bas I kraevite ne mi se tolku bitni pravo da vi kazam)…

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