Review of Short Term 12 (2013) by Dany L — 07 Feb 2014

The best film of 2013. Slight, but powerful; heart wrenching but funny. Top marks.

This review of Short Term 12 (2013) was written by Dany L on 07 Feb 2014.

Short Term 12 has generally received very positive reviews.

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Took my teenage son and my wife to see this one, after leaving the theater I thought that this may be the best film that I had seen this year…

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By Terry G (246) on 22 Jul 2017

Stop moving the camera so much and maybe the film would be a little more ... moving. There's plenty of heartfelt - and meandering - drama here…

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This small indie film was enjoyable to watch, but didn't quite get there in my opinion…

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