Film Review - Harold and the Purple Crayon
An unremarkable but adequate diversion for child audiences, based on Crockett Johnson’s picture book
Derived from the 1955 children’s picture book by Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon is a light, fun, inoffensive, unremarkable bit of family entertainment that’s attracted some pretty damning reviews. Frankly, it’s not as bad as that. True, it’s hardly likely to trouble any critic’s best of 2024 lists, but I’d be lying if I didn’…
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