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Thanks for the Comments on "Where the Wild Things Are"

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Jeffrey Overstreet

11 Nov 2009
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Where the Wild Things Are

After reading so many disparaging reviews of Where the Wild Things Are, I began to feel that I'd seen a different movie, for it moved and inspired me powerfully.

I'm grateful to read the comments from folks who read my review, to learn that quite a few others were affected by the film as well. I feel better now.

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