Review of The Croods (2013) by Leila S — 06 Feb 2014

Looks amazing but has a seriously lacking script. Shame more work wasn't done on it cos the digital cinematography is quite spectacular.

This review of The Croods (2013) was written by Leila S on 06 Feb 2014.

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