Review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) by Chris S — 23 Aug 2012

Manipulative and overly sentimental. Nice try, but...ugh.

This review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) was written by Chris S on 23 Aug 2012.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has generally received positive reviews.

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