Review of The Shipping News (2001) by Trinity C — 11 Sep 2007

Awesome film. It was amazing. Kevin Spacey did an excellent job and so did the other actors^_^.

This review of The Shipping News (2001) was written by Trinity C on 11 Sep 2007.

The Shipping News has generally received positive reviews.

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