Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Thomas-Dexter P — 16 Aug 2014

A great film, including humour, suspense and sentiment. Cool animation and clever social criticism.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Thomas-Dexter P on 16 Aug 2014.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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