“It's the kind of movie where you ask people how they liked it, and they say, "Well, it was well made," and then they wince.”

—  Roger Ebert

Review http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dead-ringers-1988 of Dead Ringers (23 September 1988)
Reviews, Two-and-a-half star reviews

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