Review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) by Robin * — 05 Oct 2006

Mmm, hmm. Gary Oldman. A star and a half for him. The rest wasn't very good.

This review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) was written by Robin * on 05 Oct 2006.

The Scarlet Letter has generally received mixed reviews.

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