Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Neal B — 09 Jan 2014

Spectacular craft here. Like, damn. And I think it works as a film much more than Coraline.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Neal B on 09 Jan 2014.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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