Review of Welcome to Marwen (2018) by Luke H — 10 Jan 2019

I loved this film, it's an interesting sidetrack from the original story though. The technology and Zemeckis magic is astounding however.

This review of Welcome to Marwen (2018) was written by Luke H on 10 Jan 2019.

Welcome to Marwen has generally received mixed reviews.

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