Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) by Daniel D — 04 Jan 2013

Decent movie but very bad ending like they say the books are always better.

This review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) was written by Daniel D on 04 Jan 2013.

Where the Wild Things Are has generally received positive reviews.

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