Review of Venus (2011) by Leigh C — 10 Mar 2009

Sweet little movie with an amazing performance by the still charismatic peter o'toole.

This review of Venus (2011) was written by Leigh C on 10 Mar 2009.

Venus has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Marcus D (106) on 06 Jan 2013

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