‘Dream House’ movie review: Daniel Craig thriller more of a nightmare
Dream House devolves into a cookie-cutter formula and choppy, abrupt editing that seems to open up retrospective plot holes
October 5, 2011
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Dream House devolves into a cookie-cutter formula and choppy, abrupt editing that seems to open up retrospective plot holes
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