Review of Lilting (2014) by Mayank A — 07 Dec 2014

The story is dull, the pacing extra slow, making it a very bleak movie. Watched it based on the great reviews and ratings and am disappointed.

This review of Lilting (2014) was written by Mayank A on 07 December 2014.

Lilting has generally received positive reviews.

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