Review of The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) by Musa D — 18 Aug 2007

I thought this was beautiful and can't believe I missed it the first time around. Jessica Alba aside, I'm happy to curl up and watch Hugh Dancy any day!

This review of The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) was written by Musa D on 18 Aug 2007.

The Sleeping Dictionary has generally received positive reviews.

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I will sum up my review of this film in two spontaneous exclamations: JESSICA ALBA!!! HOT SEX…

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As críticas têm toda a razão, o argumento é muito ridículo e os diálogos não ajudam nada…

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By Herman T (11) on 13 Dec 2008

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By Lemuel M (67) on 13 Feb 2009

Dancy and Alba did good on this one. How they portrayed the love story was beautifully done and they had good chemestry…

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Very sad but a damn good movie. Great love story. Nothing new, typical forbidden love story but it was done very well…

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