Review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) by Jake D — 03 Nov 2016

Grand ideas, but the story was lacking something in the telling there of. Will watch again to rediscover what that was...

This review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) was written by Jake D on 03 Nov 2016.

Kubo and the Two Strings has generally received very positive reviews.

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