Review of True Grit (2010) by Paolo S — 18 Dec 2012

Its not bad but its not great...maybe I was expecting too much from the names in this one.

This review of True Grit (2010) was written by Paolo S on 18 Dec 2012.

True Grit has generally received very positive reviews.

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