Review of Vanity Fair (2004) by Andrea B — 09 Aug 2007

Reese saves this one, and makes it okay. I'm not saying the movie itself was aweful; it had good parts.

This review of Vanity Fair (2004) was written by Andrea B on 09 Aug 2007.

Vanity Fair has generally received mixed reviews.

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