Review of Pixels (2015) by The A — 08 Jun 2016

People need to stop taking comedies so seriously. This movie was fun and stupid. It was never trying to be a realistic simulation of an alien invasion.

This review of Pixels (2015) was written by The A on 08 Jun 2016.

Pixels has generally received mixed reviews.

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