Review of The Paperboy (2012) by Kimberly C — 03 Feb 2013

The paperboy is a good thriller about a boy caught up with killer wife and dealing with killer. B-.

This review of The Paperboy (2012) was written by Kimberly C on 03 Feb 2013.

The Paperboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Grant G (247) on 24 May 2017

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By Simon P (766) on 30 Aug 2014

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By Michael R (2,154) on 27 Oct 2014

Every time you see Matthews naked ass, it deserves a star...and Nicole looked just like my mom when she was young <3…

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By Janene B (2) on 20 Dec 2017

Absolutely horrible movie. I can't believe that Kidman, McConaughey, and Cusack would lower themselves to this level…

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By Arseniy V (499) on 11 Jun 2017

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By Chris N (682) on 06 Jun 2018

I couldn't stop watching. It got so crazy I had to pause it and take a breath and ask myself should I continue! Well I couldn't stay away…

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The trashiness doesn't accumulate into much more than trashiness. Didn't even finish it…

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