Review of Trading Places (1983) by Tom G — 25 Dec 2013

This is a great movie.

Much better than multi-million productions nowadays.

This review of Trading Places (1983) was written by Tom G on 25 Dec 2013.

Trading Places has generally received very positive reviews.

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