Review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) by Jesse G — 01 Dec 2012

Great movie but hard to watch. I had to take a couple breaks because its so intense!

This review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was written by Jesse G on 01 Dec 2012.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has generally received very positive reviews.

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