Review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) by Jake S — 04 Aug 2012

Garbage. Emotionally exploitative and poorly directed. I do, however, think that it was well-acted.

This review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) was written by Jake S on 04 Aug 2012.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has generally received positive reviews.

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