Review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) by James C — 25 Dec 2012

This movie should have been called "Extremely Long and Incredibly Boring". Not worth wasting your time on.

This review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) was written by James C on 25 Dec 2012.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has generally received positive reviews.

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