Review of Where the Wild Things Are (1975) by Lou Lumenick for New York Post — 15 Oct 2009
In their overly earnest attempt to flesh Sendak’s story out to 100 minutes, Jonze and his co-screenwriter, novelist Dave Eggers, have laboriously spelled out motivations (divorce is bad!), elaborated back stories -- and added reams of less-than-inspired dialogue.
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This review of Where the Wild Things Are (1975) was written by Lou Lumenick and published by New York Post on 15 Oct 2009.
Where the Wild Things Are has generally received positive reviews.
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