“It's time to start recognizing that not all escapist entertainment is created equal. And that some of it isn't even entertainment. Miss March is, to use the vernacular of the escapist moviegoer, the biggest pile of crap I've seen in ages.”

—  Stephanie Zacharek

Review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/13/miss_march/index.html of Miss March (2009)

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