Review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) by Commove O — 26 Dec 2016

Excellent Movie, gets the point with Brooks being 'instutionalised' in prison quite brilliantly...

This review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was written by Commove O on 26 Dec 2016.

The Shawshank Redemption has generally received very positive reviews.

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