Review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) by Alex H — 19 Apr 2013

The movie was pretty good. Kinda a cool story line to. Wonder if another one will come out.

This review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) was written by Alex H on 19 Apr 2013.

The Spiderwick Chronicles has generally received positive reviews.

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