Review of The Paperboy (2012) by Ezana E — 07 Oct 2012

5 Stars !Brilliant! Strange unusual film, with excellent performances by Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman & Matthew McConaughey!

This review of The Paperboy (2012) was written by Ezana E on 07 Oct 2012.

The Paperboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Grant G (247) on 24 May 2017

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Had some good acting. Zac effron did his best acting here, Nicole Kidman is a great skank in this movie lol…

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By Dcedmonds (184) on 13 Nov 2014

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