Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005) by Quecuatzl K — 09 Oct 2008

Intriguing premise that gets overshadowed by contrived "quirkiness" that just pushes it a tad overboard. Cillian Murphy is great but his voice got grating after a while.

This review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005) was written by Quecuatzl K on 09 Oct 2008.

Breakfast on Pluto has generally received positive reviews.

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