Review of It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) by Kevin P — 09 Mar 2018

A delightful comedy with some heart. Emma Roberts is great, as usual. Galifianakis and Davis also bring the goods.

This review of It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) was written by Kevin P on 09 Mar 2018.

It's Kind of a Funny Story has generally received positive reviews.

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