Review of Thumbsucker (2005) by Tony A — 06 Sep 2007

"Quirky" in quotation marks. This whole movie is in quotation marks. Lifeless.

This review of Thumbsucker (2005) was written by Tony A on 06 Sep 2007.

Thumbsucker has generally received positive reviews.

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