Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Lisa M — 06 Jul 2013

What a great film. Automatically gets 1 star for having Elaine Stritch in the cast.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Lisa M on 06 Jul 2013.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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