Review of The Shipping News (2001) by Jeffrey K — 26 Oct 2007

Never before has such an amazing cast--Spacey, Blanchett, Moore, Dench--gathered to make such an utterly boring movie. I'd rather watch all four of them doing interpretive dance for 2 hours. Seriously.

This review of The Shipping News (2001) was written by Jeffrey K on 26 Oct 2007.

The Shipping News has generally received positive reviews.

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