Review of Wit (2001) by Shade C — 02 Nov 2007

Brilliant. The closet thing to the Greek idea of catharsis I've ever experienced in film. Absolutely, easily the most powerful film i've ever seen.

This review of Wit (2001) was written by Shade C on 02 Nov 2007.

Wit has generally received very positive reviews.

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