Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Juan M — 02 Apr 2012

I like documentaries but this one was really boring. Seems like a nice guy, but not a great doc.

This review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) was written by Juan M on 02 Apr 2012.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.

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