The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory
5.5
2023
0 hr 15 min
Drama
, Horror
In a waiting room in the space between the living and the beyond, an unlikely pair sits impatiently for their final reckoning.
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- Cast：
- Madeline Blair
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Such a frustrating disappointment
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Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
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It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
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It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
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