Review of MirrorMask (2005) by John T — 05 Aug 2008

Beautiful. This is like the 2000s version of Labyrinth almost. This girl goes to another world.

This review of MirrorMask (2005) was written by John T on 05 Aug 2008.

MirrorMask has generally received positive reviews.

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By Michael L (2,383) on 26 Oct 2017

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