Review of Tightrope (1984) by Sarah N — 08 Mar 2008

The East does Kink. another odd but effective choice.

This review of Tightrope (1984) was written by Sarah N on 08 Mar 2008.

Tightrope has generally received mixed reviews.

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It was an interesting movie. It was kind of predictable by today's standards. Eastwood did a good job in it…

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Hey...he's the clint..he's truley the real slim shady...never seen a cooler guy...perhaps kanyon...may god rest his soul…

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Tightrope basically had a plot that I would say no thank you to if anyone besides Clint Eastwood were in this movie…

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By John A (1,813) on 31 Jan 2012

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