Review of Winter's Tale (2014) by Jacob M — 26 Jul 2014

A great addition to the "What the hell, Hollywood?" genre.

This review of Winter's Tale (2014) was written by Jacob M on 26 Jul 2014.

Winter's Tale has generally received mixed reviews.

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Fantasy - yuck - really terrible - stupid hair styles - even Russell Crowe not good…

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By Cronis M (62) on 07 Jun 2016

I loved this movie! What's wrong with people?!!! It was romantic without being cloying. It was sweet, with a gentle, understated pace…

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A total suspension of belief is required because your brain says it's not working while your heart wants to say, but I want this to work…

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By Margalit K (1) on 29 Jul 2016

Strongly disagree with the critics. The movie is a tale! It says it in the title…

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