Review of Newsies (1992) by Shannon N — 25 Jul 2008

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!! I love Christian Bale!!

This review of Newsies (1992) was written by Shannon N on 25 Jul 2008.

Newsies has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ethan A (249) on 27 May 2017

One of my favorite movies! It looks good, but the Broadway musical version of this movie is way better…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 06 Apr 2014

Probably as a teenage girl, I would have loved all the gyrating boys. As an adult watching, it felt kindof dirty…

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By Corey W (745) on 05 Sep 2013

Even in this Disney musical, Christian Bale is still a bad ass…

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The music (or most of it) is very well done but the acting and plot is not very good…

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